Overwatch Report

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Email Secretary General outlining role of ILMI as a DPO in representing the views of disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mark Griffin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 9 more

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] ILMI motion to a right to personal assistance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Ministers O Gorman and Rabitte and officials via Skype

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] email sent to all newly elected Mayors and Cathaoirleachs of county councils

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Mulroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Una Power', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Shane P O'Reilly", 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'} {'name': 'Rena Donaghey', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Dara Mulvey', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mary Bohan', 'role': 'Councillor (Leitrim County Council)'} + 20 more

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission made to councillors in relation to “Enabling the City to Return to Work Interim Mobility Intervention Programme for Dublin City

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Janice Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Christy Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Claire Byrne', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Brendan Carr', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Connaghan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 64 more

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Contacting Departments in relation to section 31 of the Disability Act (2005)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm O’Reardon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Heritage] Meeting in relation to disabled people and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Derek Moran', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Colm O’Reardon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Housing] Disabled people and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Discussion between ILMI and Sinn Fein on personal assistance and role of ILMI as DPO

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Arts] Invitation to Minister Martin to launch online ILMI arts gallery in 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Housing] Disabled people and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Seeking clarification on selection criteria for coordination of Disability Consultation and Participation Network

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Hosting a series of webinars to engage Politicians on 3rd December International Day for Disabled People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damian Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Discussions on the right to a personal assistance service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Discussions on the right to a personal assistance service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Discussions on the right to a personal assistance service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Design Manual for Urban and Rural Streets (DMURS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Transport] accessible services Bus Eireann routes which impacts on the lives of so many disabled people in Ireland. This issue has been brought sharply into focus by the campaigning work of Vicky Matthew from Ballyshannon who contacted ILMI to raise the issue nationally

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Imelda Munster', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Met with Caoimhighin O Caolain TD in his role as vice-chair of the Oireachtas Disability Group to look at ILMI joining the Oireachtas group to directly bring the lived experience of disabled people to the ODG

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Wrote to Senator John Dolan in his role as chair of the Oireachtas Disability Group to look at ILMI joining the Oireachtas group to directly bring the lived experience of disabled people to the ODG

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Personal Assistance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Discussion on ILMI membership of the Oireachtas Disability Group (ODG)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Mass email to all councillors on the role of ILMI as a disabled person's organisation (DPO)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': "email sent to all newly elected Local councillors to introduce to them ILMI as a disabled person's organisation, our vision, mission and values,"}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Transport] National Transport Training Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Center for Independent Living

May–August

[Transport] accessibility of bus fleet and procurement of new buses to ensure access for disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] The Right to Personal Assistance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Community] Re Disability and the publication of Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities: A five year strategy for the Community and Voluntary Sector in Ireland 2019- 2024".

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Environment] EU Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and disabled people's use of plastic straws

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] ILMI pre-election manifesto sent to political parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

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