Carmichael

Lobbying Organisation Carmichael

Date published 03 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Implementation of the Cost of Insurance Working Group (CIWG) recommendations to lower insurance costs for businesses

Intended results Reform of the insurance environment resulting in lower insurance costs for businesses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí

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.

Email (6-10)

I ask you on my behalf of the Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups to please do everything you possibly can to give a sense of urgency to the work of the CIWG and demonstrate that you and your colleagues have the political will to drive insurance reform quickly for the sake of all of Irish society. And please attend one the Alliance's 20-minute presentations on the crisis in the Leinster House Audio-Visual Room on Thursday 14 June between 10am and midday.

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)