The Wheel

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)
We emailed the targeted DPOs to include the main recommendations of the “Let’s Commission for Communities” report in their general election manifestos, and any relevant policy announcements or papers they were to produce during the election campaign. We highlighted the following five simple commitments drawn from the report that we said we believed would fit well in their manifestos: 1 Valuing community and voluntary activity as a central part of Irish life, 2 Appoint a minister for community and voluntary activity 3, Publish a strategy to support and sustain the community and voluntary sector 4, Produce a funding plan to enable the sector to thrive, 5 Ensure that regulation, and reporting in general, is proportionate, supportive and adequately resourced
Meeting (21-30)
We attended the Ard Fheisanna etc of Fine Gael and the Labour Party and we asked the targeted DPOs to include the main recommendations of the “Let’s Commission for Communities” report in their general election manifestos, and any relevant policy announcements or papers they were to produce during the election campaign. We highlighted the following five simple commitments drawn from the report that we said we believed would fit well in their manifestos: 1 Valuing community and voluntary activity as a central part of Irish life, 2 Appoint a minister for community and voluntary activity 3, Publish a strategy to support and sustain the community and voluntary sector 4, Produce a funding plan to enable the sector to thrive, 5 Ensure that regulation, and reporting in general, is proportionate, supportive and adequately resourced
Email (2-5)
we followed up with emails with the targeted DPOs on publication of their party manifestos to welcome the inclusion of certain commitments

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.