SOS KILKENNY CLG (SOS KILKENNY CLG)

Lobbying Organisation SOS KILKENNY CLG

Date published 04 Dec, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details ongoing campaign to secure sufficient sustainable funding to continue to provide services to the ladies and gentlemen who access the services of SOS Kilkenny

Intended results that the HSE provide the total undisputed funding requirement, which is recognised as being necessary to sustain services be agreed as part of the Service Arrangement process, thereby eliminating the on reliance on once-off or retrospective funding measures.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Francis Coughlan CEO SOS Kilkenny CLG

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.

Phone call (6-10)

see above

Informal communication (2-5)

as above

Meeting (1)

meeting at Dail Eireann with Minister Norma Foley regarding above, with Francis Coughlan, CEO SOS Kilkenny and Brian Walsh, Chairperson of the SOS Board

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.

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)