Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 11)
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Seeking amendments to the Social Welfare Bill specifically to bring forward the increase in the Carers Allowance income disregard announced in Budget 2025 from July 2025 to Jan 2025.::Quarterly bilateral meeting with officials in the Dept Social Protection – CV Pillar
Details: Social protection/ Social Welfare Bill
Officials: Brendan Howlin, Bríd Smith, Catherine Ardagh, Claire Kerrane, Colm Burke, Dara Calleary, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Duncan Smith, ...
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting
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 Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
2025-01-21
Intent: Get updates on various Social welfare payments and programmes and how they impact on low income households in rural areas. Also bring to the attention of the Department, any concerns and issues our members and people on the ground are facing.
Details: Community & Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with Department of Social Protection online
Officials: Teresa Leonard
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
2025-01-21
Intent: To get more detail on the Social Welfare measures announced in Budget 2025 and when changes would be coming into place
Details: Attended Department of Social Protection Post Budget Briefing online to hear how measures announced in Budget 2025 will impact low income households in rural areas
Officials: Teresa Leonard
Methods: 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
Age Action
2025-01-17
Intent: Increased state pension and other spending to benefit older persons
Details: Budget submissions
Officials: Teresa Leonard
Methods: Sending of pre-budget submissions to DSP and other relevant government departments. - 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
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2024-09-20
Intent: To discuss with the Department of Social Protection key issues of concern for the INOU including the appropriate benchmarking of working age payments; proposed changes to Pay-related Jobseeker’s Benefit; Working Age Payment proposal; and review of means testing.
Details: As part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar, the INOU attended a bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection. The agenda of the meeting included Budget 2025 context and priorities; benchmarking the state pension and working age payments; increase for qualified children and cost of r, ...
Officials: Teresa Leonard
Methods: Meeting