Age & Opportunity

Lobbying Organisation Age & Opportunity

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Emailed a Pre-Budget Submission in relation to ageism and the steps needed to address it.

Intended results The Minister's support for the budget priorities of the Alliance of NGO's in the Ageing Sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anne Kearney

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 (1)

Emailed a Pre Budget Submission made on behalf of an Alliance of the main NGOs working in the ageing sector in Ireland who have come together to address the key issues facing older people. These organisations are Age Action, Active Retirement Ireland, Age & Opportunity, ALONE, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, The Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament, the Irish Hospice Foundation and Third Age Ireland.

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)