Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Lobbying Organisation Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Copy of Irish Rural Link, Community Wetland Forum and Meals on Wheels Network Pre-Budget Submission emailed to all relevant Ministers

Intended results That our asks in our Pre-Budget Submission will be taken into consideration when Budget 2020 is being drafted up, in particular that rural and vulnerable households be safeguarded from increases in Carbon Tax and they are not further pushed into fuel poverty as a result of any increases

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Lennon Seamus Boland

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.

Submission (2-5)

3 submissions - Irish Rural Link's Pre Budget Submission and Pre-Budget submissions for 2 of our member networks Community Wetlands Forum and National Meals on Wheels Network sent to each Minister 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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Andrew Doyle Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Joe McHugh Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)