Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Budgetary matters
Period
1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026
Specific Details
All Oireachtas members were invited to the launch of Budget Choices 2027, and subsequently sent electronic copies of Budget Choices 2027 and supporting reports on Benchmarking Social Welfare Rates and Distributive Impacts of Budget Policy
Intended results
Inform Oireachtas members of priorities for Budget 2027.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
John McGeady, CEO, Social Justice Ireland
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
Mass communications
Email All Oireachtas Members
Email to all Oireachtas members inviting them to the launch of Budget Choices 2027.
Email All Oireachtas Members
Email to all Oireachtas members with a copy Budget Choices 2027.
Email All Oireachtas Members
Email to all Oireachtas members with a copy of 'Tracking Distributive Effects of Budget Policy'
Email All Oireachtas Members
Email to all Oireachtas members with a copy of 'Social Welfare Rates and Budget 2027'
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Letter (1)
Letter to relevant Ministers with a copy of Budget Choices 2027
Letter (1)
Letter to all Party Leaders with a copy of Budget Choices 2027
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.
Mary Lou McDonald
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Holly Cairns
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Ivana Bacik
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Peadar Tóibín
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Micheál Martin
An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)
Simon Harris
Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)
Dara Calleary
Minister (Department of Social Protection)
Dara Calleary
Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)
Darragh O'Brien
Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)
James Browne
Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
Hildegarde Naughton
Minister (Department of Education)
Norma Foley
Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Minister (Department of Health)
James Lawless
Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)
Jack Chambers
Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)