TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Lobbying Organisation TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change

Date published 19 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details The new Programme for Government

Intended results To raise awareness of TASC's analysis and five proposals for how a new Programme for Government could address economic inequality in Ireland. The document, Towards Cherishing all Equally: Five proposals for a new Programme for Government, is available for download here: http://www.tasc.ie/publications/towards-cherishing-all-equally-2016/

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Begg

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs The document, Towards Cherishing All Equally 2016: Five proposals for a new Programme for Government, was emailed to all TDs.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (11-20)

A hard copy of the document, Towards Cherishing all Equally 2016: Five proposals for a new Programme for Government, was posted to the DPOs listed below.

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)