Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 05 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Meeting between the Community and Voluntary Pillar and senior Civil Servants at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to discuss a number of policy issues including Pensions, Budget 2018, activation measures, accessibility of services and child and family supports.

Intended results To get updated information and clarifications on a range of Social Protection policies and issues and seek certain improvements in the delivery of certain social protection programmes for the individuals and households assisted by / represented by the various organisations who are members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tricia Keilthy

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 (1)

Department of Employment and Social Protection Goldsmith Hall Pearse Street Dublin 2 27th of November

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.

Anne Vaughan Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)