Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Lobbying Organisation Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Date published 16 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Budget 2017 to ensure that Older People would receive be reated

Intended results To seek a Budget 2014 outcome which would give older people increased income and redress some of the cuts made in precious budgets for older people. Better services and care.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Máiread Hayes

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)

As Part of the Community & Voluntary Pillar we met with Ministers Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe to seek that Budget 2017 would see Older People share in the recovery through pension and income increases as well as better services and access including the alllocation of monies to inprove health and other services.

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.

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)