Community Workers' Limited (Community Work Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Community Workers' Limited

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details To ensure that independent community work is supported in policies, programmes and strutures

Intended results To ensure that independent community work is supported

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ann Irwin

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.

Meeting (2-5)

CWI met with officials from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government both unilaterally and as part of the Community & Voluntary Pillar

Submission (1)

CWI made on the Rural Strategy - as far as we understand, this was a public call for submissions

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.

Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)