2026-04-15
12 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: We hoped that this matter would be prioritised as many people are suffering from the failure to include socioeconomic disadvantage as a ground for discrimination in Equality legislation. There is support from the Committee and across all political parties for this inclusion and we hoped to see it progressed without further delay::To see the matter pushed by Oireachtas members
Methods: Email
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Emails were sent to all relevant persons on January 15th, follow up emails fo deputies and party leaders who submitted parliamentary questions to the Minister on the matter, & emails to the relevant civil servants on January 23rd, and April 2nd
2026-04-15
14 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To ensure that the Strategy that was agreed by Parliament would be comprehensive and wide-ranging enough with measures such as a minimum income and other elements including and that the report of the Committee which was presenting the report, would be adopted in full
Methods: Email
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All MEPs were contacted on February 3rd via email, Fine Gael MEPs were contacted again on Feb 19th as they voted against some of the important provisions in the committee's report
2026-01-08
11 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To encourage members to keep their attention on the need to enact this legislation as an urgent priority in light of the Committee's recommendation and the points raised by the Rapporteur in relation to Ireland's human rights obligations
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Adding Socio-economic discrimination as a ground in equality legislation
Methods: Email
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Activity was taken as part of the Add the 10th Alliance. It involved engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, the Joint Committee on Children and Equality and officials in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
2025-09-17
8 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhan O'Riordan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To influence decision makers to be more conscious of the impact of poverty on the individuals affected and society as a whole by providing information and research in relation to legislation and policy in this area with particular regard to the area of income adequacy, availability of public services, and targeted measures for the most disadvantaged gorups
Methods: EmailMeetingSubmission
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Email contact with Chair & Members of the Committee for Social Protection, Community & Rural Development requesting contact in relation to the work of the committee in pre-budget preparation, the need for income adequacy, the new Anti-Poverty strategy and the need to add socio-economic disadvantage as a ground for discrimination in Equality legislation
Email
Email request to Liam Quaide TD & Mark Wall TD to submit Parliamentary Questions in relation to income adequacy, the need for socio-economic status to be included as a ground for discrimination under the equality act.
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Email to Luke Ming Flanagan MEP & Michael McNamara requesting a visit to the European Parliament
Email
Email to the chair and individual members of the Committee on Social Protection who had responded to our letter of introduction, regarding placing the Anti-poverty Strategy on the work programme of the committee for the autumn Liam Quaide, Mark Wall, Pat the Cope Gallagher & Catherine Ardagh
Meeting
Follow on meeting with Liam Quaide TD and the assistant of Mark Wall TD in Leinster House 17/6 in relation to their work as Social Protection Spokespersons for their parties and the work of the committee
Email
Submission of Amendments to Aodhan O'Riordan MEP as part of the Eruopean Parliament's Proposals for the EU Anti-poverty Strategy
Submission
Submission to the committee on social protection pre-budget scrutiny. Submission to the joint committee on COM(2025) 123 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending EU Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and EU 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic measures as part of mid term review
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Adding Socio-economic discrimination as a ground in equality legislation
Methods: Email
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Activity was taken as part of the Add the 10th Alliance. It involved engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, the Joint Committee on Children and Equality and officials in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
2025-05-01
1 officialCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Introduction to welcome appointment and establish relationship for possible future invitation
Methods: Email
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Emailed letter to John Paul O'Shea as the new Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection with follow up emails
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To raise awareness among decision makers and the general public
Methods: Unknown
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Media Statement on CSO Deprivation and SILC Income and Poverty Data for 2024
2025-05-01
3 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Dean Mulligan (Councillor), Fingal County Council
Intent: Adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation
Methods: EmailLetterMeeting
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Email to Councillor Dean Mulligan Fingal County Council
Letter
Emailed Letter to Minister Norma Foley on behalf of the Add the 10th Alliance to look for meeting re adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation
Meeting
Met with Carol Baxter, Assistant Secretary in Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: For EAPN Ireland priorities and proposals for the next Government to be included in discussions on Government formation, for the next Government to commit to eradicating, not just alleviating, poverty, for all political parties and independent TDs to put ending poverty at the top of the political agenda and to commit to the proposals outlined in our attached letter and manifesto, and for the elimination of poverty to form a central pillar of the next Programme for Government.
Methods: Email
