CoAction West Cork (CoAction West Cork)

Lobbying Organisation CoAction West Cork

Date published 16 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details 1. HSE budget cut 1.25% applied to CoAction West Cork CLG (CoAction) as per HSE Service Plan 2020. 2. Pay Restoration for Section 39 staff (Ref: Emergency Measures in Public Interests (FEMPI) legislation, Croke Park & Haddington Road Agreements.) 3. Funding for unmet and changing needs of people we support in CoAction as part of National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers National campaign.

Intended results Reversal of HSE budget cut applied to CoAction West Cork CLG. Pay Restoration for CoAction staff in line with other Section 39 agencies. A multi-annual planning process in order to fund the provision of supports to meet unmet and changing needs of people we support e.g. respite and residential services and supports, access to multi-disciplinary supports and transport.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gobnait Ní Chrualaoí, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

28.5.2020 - Letter congratulating Senator Lombard on his re-election to Seanad Éireann, thanking him for meeting with CoAction's Board and Management in January in relation to the above noted subject matter and for his commitment to supporting CoAction into the future.

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.

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)