Family Carers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Family Carers Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Pre Budget Submission

Intended results Improvements for carers in budget 2024 Abolishment of Means test allowance FCI main budget asks addressed

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Danielle Dunne, Richie Molloy, Andrew Rooney, Jacinta Mulligan, Clare Duffy, Catherine Cox, John Dunne

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.

Meeting (1)

Kathleen Funchion

Meeting (2-5)

Mattie Mc Grath, Martin Brown, Michael Lowry, Alan kelly, Jackie Cahill & Garret Aherne

Meeting (1)

Martin Heydon

Meeting (1)

Jennifer Whitmore

Email (1)

Members of Cross party Interest group for Family Carers added below

Virtual Meeting (1)

Michael Mc Grath & Paschal Donohoe

Meeting (1)

Martin Heydon

Event / Reception (1)

Fianna Fail Social protection roundtable meeting

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.

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

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

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

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

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)