Down Syndrome Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Mike Kennelly (Councillor), Kerry County Council

Intent: Awareness of the work being done by Down Syndrome Ireland Kerry branch.

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive; Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Noel Byrne (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Funding and Support for SLT and SLTA programmes.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education

Intent: Support for SLT programme.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Funding for STLA programme

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Meeting with parent of child with Down syndrome, for support and advice.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Support on issue in special school.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Attendance at DSI webinar on Regression, and follow up support for families.

Methods: Virtual MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: Attendance at Regression webinar and support for families.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Request for recognition of issues being faced by people with Down syndrome following Dail Debate in April.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Support and Advice on funding/grants for a premises for the Galway branch of Down Syndrome Ireland.

Methods: Email