Official - Niamh O'Donoghue

Intent: Ensuring everyone has access to sufficient income to live life with dignity. Integral to the strategy of DEASP should be the presumption that the social protection system provides those reliant on it with a minimum social floor below which they will not fall. DEASP should aim to support decent jobs and work conditions. The National Anti Poverty Strategy must involve ambitious targets and actions to address poverty and disadvantage.

Details: Input to Consultation on Statement of Strategy for DEASP. Social Justice Ireland made a series of recommendations re • A life cycle approach to policy and strategy. • Ensuring every person has sufficient income to live life with dignity and that the social protection system provides all recipients , ...

Officials: Niamh O'Donoghue

Methods: Submission to consultation on statement of strategy for DEASP. • A life cycle approach to policy and strategy.• Ensure every person has sufficient income to live life with dignity and that the social protection system should provide all recipients with a minimum social floor.• A balanced active inclusion approach (access to adequate income and quality services and an inclusive labour market including decent work) to employment and labour market policy.• Set ambitious targets for the National Anti-Poverty strategy.• Policy evaluation (both qualitative and quantitative) should be part of the ongoing work of the Department.• The poverty proofing of all budgetary and policy decisions on an ex-ante basis and on an annual basis should be an integral part of Department policy. - Submission

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Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

2017-05-22

Intent: To ensure that All the areas affecting existing and future Older People are taken into account in the ongoing discussions

Details: Affects of Brexit on State & Occupational Pensions and all other associated benefits for Older People

Officials: Leo Varadkar, Niamh O'Donoghue, Anne Vaughan

Methods: Attended a meeting convened on the topic with other stakeholders across the lifecycle across the island of Ireland. - Meeting

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Ibec

2017-05-19

Intent: To ensure understanding of the significant adverse implications of the proposals.::To ensure understanding of the significant cost implications on employers where it is proposed that employers would reimburse the State in cases of unfair dismissal.

Details: Business view on proposal for employers to reimburse welfare payments arising in cases of unfair dismissal

Officials: Niamh O'Donoghue

Methods: Submission

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Ibec

2017-05-19

Intent: To ensure understanding of the economic risks associated with Brexit and the likely impact that different scenarios may have for individual companies.::To ensure the government and State agencies take proactive steps domestically to offset these risks, including tax and investment policy.::To adopt a position in negotiations that seeks to minimise economic disruption.

Details: Brexit - the implications of the UK's departure from the EU.

Officials: Aidan O'Driscoll, Seosamh Ó hÁghmaill, Fergal Lynch, Mark Griffin, Maurice Quinn, Seán Ó'Foghlú, Derek Moran, Niall Burgess, ...

Methods: Letter

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Dublin Chamber of Commerce

2017-05-19

Intent: Ensure joined up thinking across the local authorities of County Dublin and Greater Dublin Area.::Development of a long-term strategy for the promotion of the region. Recognition of Dublin's vital role as a driver of national economic growth.::Promote city regions as the drivers of economic growth where investment in infrastructure will yield the highest return for the exchequer.::Coordinate urban consolidation on a regional basis.::Raise urban density and height requirements::Link urban planning permissions to density targets

Details: Seek the enactment of the Dublin Chamber's recommendations for the National Planning Framework.

Officials: Seán Haughey, Tommy Broughan, Finian McGrath, Denise Mitchell, Jim O'Callaghan, Eoghan Murphy, Kate O'Connell, Eamon Ryan, ...

Methods: Meetings were held with DPOs regarding the Chamber's policy recommendations for the National Planning Framework. - Meeting, Emails sent to DPOs regarding the Dublin Chamber's policy recommendations for the National Planning Framework. - Email, Phone calls took place between Chamber staff and DPOs regarding the Dublin Chamber's policy recommendations for the National Planning Framework. - Phone call, ...

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Accenture PLC

2017-01-20

Intent: The Accenture Women on Walls Campaign, in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy, aims to make female leaders visible through commissioned portraits that will create a lasting cultural legacy for Ireland in 2016. It features portraits of twelve female academic leaders which are the first to hang on the walls of the Royal Irish Academy.

Details: Unveiling of Accenture Women on Walls Portraits in partnership with Royal Irish Academy by An Tanaiste, 7 December

Officials: Frances Fitzgerald, Mary Doyle, Niamh O'Donoghue, Kathleen Stack

Methods: Invitation to unveil portraits on 7 December and participate in event - Email, Event in partnership with Royal Irish Academy to unveil Accenture Women on Walls Portraits on 7 December - Event / Reception

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National Youth Council of Ireland

2016-09-21

Intent: Inform recipients re NYCI proposals for Budget 2017 and seek to influence policy

Details: NYCI Pre-Budget Submission 2017

Officials: Niamh O'Donoghue

Methods: Letter

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