European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland (European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland CLG)

Lobbying Organisation European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Email invitation to MEPs to attend events about the European Parliament and its role in addressing social issues in their respective European Parliament constituencies in Ireland.

Intended results For the MEP to attend an event in the autumn. The aim of the events was to build participants’ understanding of the European Parliament and its role in addressing social issues. Part of each event will involve engagement between community members and an MEP on how issues facing their community might be addressed by the MEP in their role, with the possibility of a longer-term engagement between the communities and the MEP throughout their term

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Ginnell

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.

Email (2-5)

Follow up emails to some MEPs previously invited and new contact with Barry Andrews re participating in these workshops, which aim to build participants’ understanding of the European Parliament and its role in addressing social issues. Part of each event involved engagement between community members and MEP on how issues facing their community might be addressed by the MEP in their role, with the possibility of longer-term engagement between the communities and the MEP throughout their term.

Event / Reception (2-5)

We held three workshops, one in each European Parliament constituency, involving communities and an MEP from their constituency to provide communities with the opportunity to discuss and learn more about the role of the European Parliament in tackling social issues, and to discuss these issues with their MEPs.

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.

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)