Ballina Community Centre

Lobbying Organisation Ballina Community Centre

Date published 21 Aug, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Availability of appropriate support for Ballina Community Centre, not feasible to be a social enterprise, issues facing the survival of the service

Intended results Support to ensure the future of the service, identifying a suitable support as the service does not fit the profile of a social enterprise, possible affiliation with other organisations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Olive O'Donnell, Ann Langan Murray, Rita Ruddy, Ann Murray

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)

Meeting with Padraig Hughes and Deirdre Maloney in the Dept of Environment

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.

Padraig Hughes Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)