Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 7)
The Community Platform
2025-01-21
Intent: Update and discussion on policy developments
Details: Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with the Department of Social Protection
Officials: Teresa Leonard, Niall Egan, Fiona Ward
Methods: Represented the Community Platform as part of Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral meeting with the Department. - Virtual Meeting
Irish Postmasters' Union
2025-01-21
Intent: To secure the viability of the Post Office Network in Ireland
Details: Post Office Network
Officials: Heather Humphreys, Niall Egan, Niall O'Connor, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Róisín Garvey
Methods: Met Minister Heather Humphries and officials to discuss the PO Network - Meeting, Presentation to all Oireachtas Members in the AV room, Leinster House. - Meeting, Met Green Party to seek their support for the PO Network - Virtual Meeting
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-01-20
Intent: Improved social welfare policies for people SVP assists using DSP services
Details: Social welfare policy, including benchmarking and adequacy of social welfare payments.
Officials: Teresa Leonard, Niall Egan, Ciaran Lawler
Methods: Bilateral joint meeting with the Community and Voluntary Pillar and representatives of the Department of Social Protection. - Virtual Meeting
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-01-17
Intent: To inform that the new research and analysis on minimum home energy costs was available::Provide evidence based recommendations for alternative policy approach to supporting households meet the cost of energy needs
Details: Dissemination of MESL Research Paper on Minimum Home Energy Costs
Officials: Niall Egan, Ciaran Lawler, John McKeon, Anne Marie Brooks, John Hogan, Teresa Leonard, Gráinne Weld
Methods: Email to inform that the MESL research paper was published and disseminate a link to the paper. - Email
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-01-17
Intent: To inform that the MESL analysis of the impact of Budget 2025 was published::Provide evidence based forecast of adequacy of social welfare rates, National Minimum Wage and in-work supports in 2025
Details: Distribution of Budget 2025 MESL Impact Briefing
Officials: Niall Egan, Ciaran Lawler, John McKeon, Anne Marie Brooks, John Hogan, Teresa Leonard, Gráinne Weld
Methods: Email to inform that the MESL analysis of the impact of Budget 2025 was published and disseminate a link to the report. - Email
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-01-02
Intent: To discuss with the Department of Social Protection key issues of concern for the INOU including the appropriate benchmarking of working age payments; inclusive budgetary processes; review of means testing; on-going changes to social welfare system; DSP incorporation of Public Sector Human Rights and Equality Duty.
Details: In December, as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar, the INOU attended a bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection. The agenda included value of core social welfare rates since 2020; discussion on adequacy of payments and Budget decisions; updates on DSP work on benchmarking , ...
Officials: Teresa Leonard, Fiona Ward, Niall Egan, Ciaran Lawler
Methods: Meeting
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED
2024-09-20
Intent: A commitment to provide €1 million in funding for a pilot programme to tackle holiday hunger in Budget 2025.
Details: To inform the development of a pilot programme on food poverty to tackle holiday hunger.
Officials: Elizabeth Canavan, Anne Marie McNally, Joe O'Brien, Simon Harris, Niall Egan
Methods: Meeting at Government Buildings with officials from the Dept of the Taoiseach. Meeting of Food Poverty Working Group. - Meeting, Phone call, Letter
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2024-09-16
Intent: Presented at a case clinic to discuss the importance of income supports, and in particular the Qualified Child Increase, as part of the suite of measures to address child poverty.
Details: Participated in the Child Poverty and Well-Being Summit
Officials: Niall Egan
Methods: Attended the Child Poverty & Well-Bring Summit 2024, 23rd May, and presented a Case Clinic, to highlight evidence on the role of core income supports in addressing income adequacy and child poverty, with a particular emphasis on the additional needs of older children. - Event / Reception
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2024-09-16
Intent: To disseminate the findings of the MESL annual update report and the associated evidence-based policy recommendations in the Pre-Budget Submission
Details: Disseminate annual Minimum Essential Standard of Living report and associated pre-budget submission policy recommendations
Officials: Ciaran Lawler, John McKeon, Niall Egan, Anne Marie Brooks, John Hogan, Teresa Leonard
Methods: Email sent on 16th May to inform of upcoming publication of MESL 2024 report and invite to MESL seminar - Email, MESL seminar held on 18th June in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. Included presentation from MESL Research Team on the cost of a MESL in 2024, giving an overview of the: - change in cost of the minimum essentials required to live with dignity - cumulative impact of inflation since 2020 on minimum living costs and income adequacy - assessment of adequacy of social welfare supports - examination of the impact of services and in-work supports - outlining key policy recommendations for Budget 2025. - Event / Reception, Email sent on 24th June, disseminating the MESL 2024 report and Pre-Budget 2025 submission, including a summary of findings and links to download the full publications - Email, ...
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2024-07-25
Intent: That Government would implement policies that address the drivers of food poverty including income inadequacy, delays in social welfare supports and the high cost of living
Details: Engagment on the issue of food poverty as part of the food poverty working group
Officials: Anne Marie McNally, Joe O'Brien, Niall Egan
Methods: Meeting of the food poverty working group on the 2nd of July - Meeting