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

Lobbying Organisation European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland

Date published 01 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details As part of campaign by Add the 10th Alliance to add socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation sent a Letter to Minister Norma Foley seeking a meeting, emailed and met with a senior Department official and emailed a Councillor

Intended results Adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Clare Daly (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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 (1)

Emailed Letter to Minister Norma Foley on behalf of the Add the 10th Alliance to look for meeting re adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation

Meeting (1)

Met with Carol Baxter, Assistant Secretary in Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Email (1)

Email to Councillor Dean Mulligan Fingal County Council

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.

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Dean Mulligan Councillor (Fingal County Council)