Overwatch Report

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget lobbying

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Employment for disabled people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] ODG Pre budget lobbying

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Transport] Invitation to speak at our event for the International Day of People with Disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Letter to Minister regarding Inclusive Education and creating a 10 year plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Seclusion and Restraint in Schools

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Green Paper consultation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Green Paper consultation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] First meeting of strategic disability advisory group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Ó Conaill', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] meetign regardign school behaviour guidlines

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Doody', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Derval McDonagh attended the Oireachtas Disability Group Lobby Day meeting members of the Oireachtas to brief them on upcoming issues on the budget for people with intellectual disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] National Disability Inclusion Strategy meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Access to social housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Moran', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Disability Participation and Access Fund Project Proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anna Marie Delaney', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Offaly County Council)'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Letter of support for hybrid meeting options at Fingal County Council to increase participation of people with intellectual disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Karen Power', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Pamela Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Housing Survey to Local Authority Officials to seek data on people with intellectual disabilities and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'List of emails below\n\nSouth Dublin County Council\t\[email protected]\nTipperary County Council\t\[email protected]\nWestmeath County Council\t\[email protected]\nLouth County Council\t\[email protected]\nMayo County Council\t\[email protected]\nRoscommon County Council\t\[email protected]\nMeath County Council\t\[email protected]\nSligo County Council\t\[email protected]\nSouth Dublin County Council\t\[email protected]\nOffaly County Council\t\[email protected]\nMonaghan County Council\t\[email protected]\nCork County Council\t\[email protected]\nLongford County Council\t\[email protected]\nCarlow County Council\t\[email protected]\nCork City Council\t\[email protected]\nFingal County Council\t\[email protected]\nDublin City Council\t\[email protected]\nGalway County Council\t\[email protected]\nCavan County Council\t\[email protected]\nWexford County Council\t\[email protected]'} {'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'List of emails below\n\nWexford County Council\t\[email protected]\nWicklow County Council\t\[email protected]\nClare County Council\t\[email protected]\nDonegal County Council\t\[email protected]\nDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council\t\[email protected]\nGalway City Council\t\[email protected]\nLaois County Council\t\[email protected]\nLeitrim County Council\t\[email protected]\nLimerick City and County Council\t\[email protected]\nKerry County Council\t\[email protected]\nKilkenny County Council\t\[email protected]\nKildare County Council\t\[email protected]\n\nSarah Newell, Senior Executive Officer, Housing Directorate, Limerick County Council \nPauline Keane, Housing Allocations, Limerick County Council \nNorma Purtill, Senior Staff Officer, Limerick County and City Council \nMichael Drea, District Manager, Wexford County Council'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Disability Stakeholders Group

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Inclusive Education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Health] Regional Health Areas Advisory group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Muiris O’Connor', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Disseminate Inclusion Ireland parent survey on Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People March 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email with research report was attached'}

Inclusion Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Letter urging Minister for Foreign Affairs to use all contacts and resources available to him to support people with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine in time of conflict

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting to discuss the review of EPSEN and the wider inclusive education agenda in relation to children with intellectual disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Oireachtas Disability Group prebudget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'one mass mail on 13/09'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Meeting with David Cullinane at Sinn Féin alternative budget for health on 16th September

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] meeting with Anne Rabbitte about disability matters and cost of disability and delivery on government commitments on 18th of October

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Disability Online Round Table organised by Sinn Féin on October 3rd, Mary Lou McDonald got a separate briefing on disability matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Disability Online Round Table organised by Sinn Féin on October 3rd

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting with Josepha Madigan around the review of EPSEN and education policy for children with intellectual disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

Inclusion Ireland

September–December

[Community] Midlands Conversation Group is a group of people with intellectual disability who meet regularly in Offaly and they invited deputies to come and introduce themselves during Social Inclusion Week Event 13 September, 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Sean O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs