SOS KILKENNY CLG (SOS KILKENNY CLG)

Lobbying Organisation SOS KILKENNY CLG

Date published 10 Nov, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details communication to parents of persons who access services of SOS Kilkenny, to write to Minister for Disability and local TDs seeking funding for SOS to meet 2023 budget

Intended results in last year's budget, SOS Kilkenny received a one off HSE Funding allocation of €540K towards the escalating cost of living expenses, to avoid an end of year budget deficit, and the intended result from this lobbying campaign is to secure the same allocation for this year

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Francis Coughlan, CEO, SOS Kilkenny CLG

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

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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.

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

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)