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Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: New Government commitment to continue National Policy on Philanthropy and its actions, in particular awareness raising, promotions of legacy giving as well as possible co-funding or granting partnerships as appropriate in areas such as supporting communities to take climate and biodiversity action.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking re-commitment to first National Policy on Philanthropy in new Programme for Government. Call supported by advance copy of 2024 Community Foundation Ireland Impact Report showing donations of 27-Million plus in support of Equality For All in Thriving Communities. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To secure Government as a partner in a Mayo Fund planned by Community Foundation Ireland as a placed based giving pilot - in line with the actions outlined in the National Policy on Philanthropy. Submission includes detailed scoping work for such a project.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission on possible Government partnership in Mayo Philanthropic Fund as a pilot |
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: The establishment of a pilot holiday hunger scheme as advocated for by the Children's Rights Alliance. Seeking to explore if philanthropy and public funding could work in partnership in such a scheme in line with the first National Policy on Philanthropy.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pilot project to respond to 'holiday hunger' |
| — | when Children are off school. |
2024-07-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Pilot Funds focussed on encouraging placed based philanthropic giving, bringing Government in as a partner with the experience of Community Foundation Ireland in operating such local models.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion on options to progress pilot Placed Based Giving Funds in line with the first National Policy On Philanthropy. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Establishment of a National Endowment Fund in partnership with philanthropy to future proof actions on climate and nature.
Methods: Submission, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission for a National Endowment Fund on Climate and Nature |
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Establishment of five pilot Placed Based Giving Funds in line with National Policy on Philanthropy
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Circulation of a 'Sense of Place' local election manifesto for pilot placed based giving philanthropic/public funds. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Hannah Hamilton (Special Adviser), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: An expansion of the existing partnership which has empowered more than 200 communities to draw up and begin implementing local action plans to protect and promote plants and wildlife.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Expansion of existing partnership between Community Foundation Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service on Biodiversity Action |
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: The roll out of pilot Placed Based Funds in local areas as envisioned under the new National Policy on Philanthropy, utilising Community Foundation Ireland's experience as a philanthropic hub since the year 2000. The Foundation, which has provided over 130M Euro in grants to communities to advance equality, believes the a private-public partnership is the best way to deliver the pilots.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A submission from the Foundation to develop pilot Placed Based Funds in line with National Policy on Philanthropy |
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Possible new fund to support grant-making for communities seeking to take local actions in support of the Circular Economy.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Revised proposal on possible Philanthropic Partnership on Circular Economy grants for communities. |
2023-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Possible continuation of partnership to support communities welcoming people fleeing from Ukraine
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Exploring follow up to Ireland for Ukraine Partnership |
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