Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 14)
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 Association of Pension Funds
2025-09-18
Intent: To gain insights for our members on how Auto-Enrolment will work and confirming timelines.
Details: Discussing the incoming Auto-Enrolment system
Officials: Dara Calleary, Tim Duggan
Methods: At the Minister's offices - Meeting
State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited
2025-05-15
Intent: Introduction of Helen Dean and general exchange of views and learnings from other auto enrolment systems.
Details: Auto Enrolment
Officials: Tim Duggan
Methods: The meeting took place after the SSGA Ireland Investment Conference on 12 February 2025. - Meeting
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Inform Oireachtas Members and policymakers of the gender and care implications of the upcoming Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, and advocate for changes to the pension system contained within our Report, Still Stuck in the Gap - Pensions Auto-enrolment from a gender and care lens, to further gender equality
Details: Pensions Auto-enrolment and policy considerations related to care and gender
Officials: Tim Duggan, Alice-Mary Higgins, Rose Conway-Walsh
Methods: invitation to report launch sent to Tim Duggan, Assistant Secretary-General at Dept of Social Protection; Senator Alice-Mary Higgins (panellist) and Rose Conway-Walsh TD attended the Launch - Event / Reception, Senator Alice Mary Higgins was invited and participated as a panellist at the event, Rose Conway Walsh attended the launch. 11.12.24 - Event / Reception, Tim Duggan, Assistant Secretary-General at the Dept of Social Protection was in attendance at NWC roundtables concerning issues of care and gender related to the upcoming Pensions Auto-enrolment scheme. 11.04.24 - Event / Reception
Insurance Ireland
2024-09-21
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy
Officials: Heather Humphreys, Tim Duggan, Paddy Burke, Róisín Garvey, Paul Gavan, Eugene Murphy, Annie Hoey, Mark Wall, ...
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Insurance Ireland
2024-09-21
Intent: To raise awareness of macro economic issues, general insurance, heakth insurance and pension policy affecting the insurance industry.
Details: On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
Officials: Peadar Tóibín, Jim O'Callaghan, John McGuinness, Steven Matthews, Damien English, Bernard Durkan, Pearse Doherty, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...
Methods: Submission, Email
The Society of Actuaries in Ireland
2024-05-07
Intent: That the Dept of Finance give consideration to equalising the treatment through tax credits.
Details: The letter brought attention to the differences between current pension arrangments and proposed auto-enrolment ('AE') structure in respect of incentives for contributions and tax treatment of drawdown. The Society raised the possibility that this may generate the need for advice and undermine the, ...
Officials: John Hogan, John McKeon, Tim Duggan
Methods: Letter
Insurance Ireland
2024-01-20
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions policy
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions policy
Officials: Heather Humphreys, Tim Duggan, Niall O’Connor, Pauric McPhillips
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Ibec
2024-01-19
Intent: Ensure awareness of Ibec priorities regarding the development of an auto enrolment scheme and attempt to secure meeting with Minister Humphreys
Details: Ibec priorities regarding auto enrolment
Officials: Tim Duggan, Pauric McPhillips
Methods: Email, Phone call