Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)
Mass communications
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (1)
Email sent on 27th May to inform of upcoming publication of MESL 2025 report and invite to MESL seminar
Event / Reception (1)
MESL seminar held on 17th June in Buswells Hotel, Dublin.
Included presentation from MESL Research Team on the cost of a MESL in 2025, giving an overview of the:
- change in cost of the minimum essentials required to live with dignity
- cumulative impact of inflation since 2020 on minimum living costs and income adequacy
- assessment of adequacy of social welfare supports
- examination of the impact of services and in-work supports
- outlining key policy recommendations for Budget 2026.
Event / Reception (1)
Attended Social Inclusion Forum, 8th May, to contribute latest MESL findings to the discussion
Event / Reception (1)
Participated in the Dept. of Social Protection's Pre-Budget Forum, 17th July, attending the Income Adequacy workshop to discuss the evidence based policy recommendations from the MESL for Budget 2026.
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.