Charities Institute Ireland (Charities Institute Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Charities Institute Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details On behalf of the many charities represented by Charities Institute Ireland the CEO would like to ask that the next government invests time and resource into making funding structures more transparent and sustainable for the good of the sector and perhaps more importantly to provide greater peace of mind to those who benefit from the services and supports our charities provide.

Intended results Sustainable funding for our member organisations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liz Hughes

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)

The email was sent out prior to the GE2020

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.

Michael Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

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

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ian Marshall Senator (Seanad)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)