My Legacy CLG

Lobbying Organisation My Legacy CLG

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Importance of making a will and leaving a legacy to charity

Intended results Support for the objectives of My Legacy to encourage more Irish people to make a will and consider including a legacy gift to charity. Funding to promote will making in Ireland and legacy giving to charity

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergal O'Sullivan

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.

Letter (2-5)

Invitation to the Tanaiste and Minister for Justice & Equality to launch My Legacy's annual public awareness campaign, Best Will Week. Thank you letter followed that included a request for a meeting to discuss the aims of My Legacy and to secure some funding to promote will making and legacy giving in Ireland.

Event / Reception (1)

Launch event for Best Will Week held on the 24th September attended by the Tanaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.

Email (1)

Invitation issued to Damien English TD to attend the launch of Best Will Week 2016.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)