Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Cara House Family Resource Centre Ltd

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Assistance in obtaining funding and support for new premises for Cara House Family Resource Centre, Letterkenny

Intended results Local Government assistance in obtaining a site and building that meet the needs of clients of Cara House FRC

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Susan McCauley Co-ordinator of Cara House FRC

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Joe McHugh (Former DPO) Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

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.

Letter (6-10)

Letters were sent to the public officials inviting them to a public meeting on 15th September 2015 regarding the need for premises for Cara House FRC. Copies of a business plan outlining current activities and anticipated development were sent to TDs for Donegal North East and Donegal County Council employees This information was also sent to HSE personnel

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.

Seamus Neely CEO (Donegal County Council)

Michael Heaney Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)

Ciaran Brogan Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Jimmy Kavanagh Councillor (Donegal County Council)

James Pat McDaid Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Gerry McMonagle Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Dessie Shiels Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Joe McHugh Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Pádraig MacLochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)