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2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To receive an update.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ask for update concerning DRCD's plan to commission work from Pobal already done by Benefacts. |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Joseph Hackett (Assistant Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; Oonagh McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Justice; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Sheenagh Rooney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Pádraig Dalton (Director General), Central Statistics Office; Niall Cody (Chairman), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Relevant public officials were updated
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To advise that Benefacts' funding relationship with DPER is finishing and Benefacts would cease trading on 15th March 2022 |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Morrin (Assistant Director General), Central Statistics Office; Pádraig Dalton (Director General), Central Statistics Office; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Second Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Fergal Lynch (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mark Griffin (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Katherine Licken (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Patricia Murphy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Jacqui McCrum (Secretary General), Department of Defence; Seán Ó Foghlú (Secretary General), Department of Education; Gavan O’Leary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Michael Bunyan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; John Conlon (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Ciaran Lawler (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Joseph Hackett (Assistant Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; John Conlan (Chief Financial Officer), Department of Foreign Affairs; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Greg Dempsey (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Health; Muiris O’Connor (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Fiona Quinn (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Hurley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Aine Stapleton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Paul Lemass (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Niamh Larkin (Director of Audit), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Oonagh McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Justice; Oonagh Buckley (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Justice; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Barry Lowry (Chief Information Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paul Quinn (Government Chief Procurement Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development; Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport; Deirdre O’Keeffe (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport
Intent: Provide with copy of 2021 Annual Report
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide a copy of Benefacts Directors Report and Audited Financial Statements for 2021 |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To clarify our response to statements in relation to his Departments policy made by the Minister of State in his letter of December 21st.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | In response to letter of 21st December from Mr. Joe O'Brien TD |
| — | Minister of State for Community Development and Charities |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure that while the company was still in existence, we would provide prompt and comprehensive responses to a) those public representatives that made statements about Benefacts whose content we may have wished to challenge and b) those public representatives that raised queries with us about matters placed in the public domain by our principal funder, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Copy of correspondence with DPER clarifying matters that had been issued by the Department in briefings or correspondence |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure that while the company was still in existence, we would provide prompt and comprehensive responses to a) those public representatives that made statements about Benefacts whose content we may have wished to challenge and b) those public representatives that raised queries with us about matters placed in the public domain by our principal funder, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide materials on request in advance of a meeting of the PAC |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Clarification was provided
Methods: Meeting, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To clarify some of the points raised in correspondence related to Benefacts extinction in response to queries from the Deputy |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Morrin (Assistant Director General), Central Statistics Office; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To ensure that while the company was still in existence, we would provide prompt and comprehensive responses to a) those public representatives that made statements about Benefacts whose content we may have wished to challenge and b) those public representatives that raised queries with us about matters placed in the public domain by our principal funder, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To provide clarification in relation to matters raised at a meeting of an Oireachtas Committee |
2022-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: The Minister was updated. He declined the invitation.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To advise the Minister that the wind up process was in progress and express the disappointment of the Board |
| — | and to invite the Minister to make a nomination to the Board of the company established to steward the legacy assets of the company. |
2022-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Morrin (Assistant Director General), Central Statistics Office; Pádraig Dalton (Director General), Central Statistics Office; Brendan Gleeson (Secretary General), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Fraser (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Second Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach; Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; Fergal Lynch (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Paul Bolger (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mark Griffin (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Katherine Licken (Secretary General), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Patricia Murphy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Jacqui McCrum (Secretary General), Department of Defence; Gavan O’Leary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Seán Ó Foghlú (Secretary General), Department of Education; Michael Bunyan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; John Conlon (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Ciaran Lawler (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Joseph Hackett (Assistant Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; John Conlan (Chief Financial Officer), Department of Foreign Affairs; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Greg Dempsey (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Health; Muiris O’Connor (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Fiona Quinn (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Hurley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Aine Stapleton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Paul Lemass (Assistant Secretary), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Niamh Larkin (Director of Audit), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Oonagh McPhillips (Secretary General), Department of Justice; Oonagh Buckley (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Justice; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Barry Lowry (Chief Information Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paul Quinn (Government Chief Procurement Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Rural and Community Development; Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development; Ken Spratt (Secretary General), Department of Transport; Deirdre O’Keeffe (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport
Intent: Acknowledgment of report
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Coverletter and copy of Philanthropic and Charitable Giving Report |
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