Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Engagement with elected officials on SVP pre-budget submission

Intended results That Budget 2024 will include SVP recommendations regarding child poverty, social protection, education, childcare, housing and energy poverty.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tricia Keilthy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email inviting all TDs and Senators to briefing on pre-budget submission - emails send the 27th of June and 11th of June

Email All Oireachtas Members Emailed a copy of the pre-budget submission to all TDs and Senators on the 12th of July

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Letter and copy of pre-budget submission sent to Taoiseach, Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure, Minister for Social Protection, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Minister for Housing, Minister for Children, Minister for Communities, Minister for Disability on the 13th of July

Email (2-5)

Emailed copy of submission to Clerks of relevant oireachtas committees to circulate on the 17th of July

Lobby day (1)

Lobbying day with TDs and Senators on the 12th of July in Buswells hotel

Event / Reception (1)

Attendance at the National Economic Dialogue on the 12th of June

Event / Reception (1)

Attendance at the Pre-Budget Forum on the 19th of July

Event / Reception (1)

Attendance at the Social Inclusion Forum on the 1st of June

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)