Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
2025-09-19
Intent: Our asks will be considered by Government to increase core social welfare rates and other rates to ensure low income households have an adequate income.::Attended break-out room on Ireland's EU Presidency in second half of 2026 and ensure Poverty, social inclusion and Ireland's social values and social cohesion are included on Ireland's agenda.
Details: Attended the Department of Social Protection Pre-Budget Forum. Attended breakout room and put forward our asks for Budget 2026 in terms of Social Protection
Officials: Fiona Ward
Methods: Event / Reception
Irish Foster Care Association
2025-09-19
Intent: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members
Details: Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Officials: Ciaran Lawler, Craig Dwyer, Damien English, Dara Calleary, Daragh O'Connor, Darren Murray, Deirdre Shanley, Devesh Singh, ...
Methods: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members - Lobby day
Irish Foster Care Association
2025-09-18
Intent: Requesting the B2C Allowance be made available for all foster carers, and not to means test them
Details: Communication to full Committee on Social Protection
Officials: Ciaran Lawler, Craig Dwyer, Damien English, Dara Calleary, Daragh O'Connor, Darren Murray, Deirdre Shanley, Devesh Singh, ...
Methods: Requesting the B2C Allowance be made available for all foster carers, and not to means test them - Letter
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-09-04
Intent: To discuss with the Department of Social Protection key issues of concern for the INOU including on-going changes to social welfare system; key policy and practice developments including means testing.
Details: In June, as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar, the INOU attended a bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection. The agenda included Programme for Government; Child Poverty; and updates on a range of issues including key policies like Pathways to Work; Roadmap for Social Inclu, ...
Officials: Ciaran Lawler, Rónán Hession, Fiona Ward, Niall Egan
Methods: 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 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
The Community Platform
2024-09-18
Intent: Update and discussion on policy developments as part of regular bilaterals between Pillar and Department.
Details: Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with the Department of Social Protection
Officials: Teresa Leonard, Ciaran Lawler, Fiona Ward
Methods: The Community Platform participated as a member of the Community and Voluntary Pillar at this Bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection. - Meeting
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
2024-01-17
Intent: Get update on the progress of the review and what improvements can be made to the Rural Social Scheme
Details: Irish Rural Link sit on the Review Group of the Rural Social Scheme. Meeting of the group took place to discuss findings of survey and progress of the review
Officials: Fiona Ward
Methods: Meeting
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
2023-09-20
Intent: Discuss the preliminary results of survey on the RSS scheme and what next steps in the review will be.
Details: Attended meeting of the Working Group of the Review of Rural Social Scheme.
Officials: Fiona Ward
Methods: Meeting
Irish SME Association
2023-05-09
Intent: Tax reform package, housing and infrstructure development, securing a green economy, productivity development, indigenous industrial policy reform, establishing a state security clearance regime, maintaining the public sector, protecting the social welfare system, credible state risk assessment and control.
Details: ISME Pre Budget Submission 2024
Officials: Niall Cody, Noel Brett, Orla Campbell, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, ...
Methods: Email