Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 13 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Food

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Yvonne Fleming, Senior Manager, Crosscare, emailed and met (virtually) with Minister Joe O' Brien in relation to food poverty and food banks specifically

Intended results To co-ordinate the efforts of Crosscare and the DEASP in relation to work on food poverty - specifically in relation to food banks.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Yvonne Fleming, Senior manager, Crosscare

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 (2-5)

I emailed Minister Joe O' Brien on 1.9.20, 8.9.20, 4.11.20 to set up and a meeting that happened virtually on 23.11.20

Virtual Meeting (1)

1 virtual meeting of Yvonne Fleming, Minister Joe O' Brien and the Minister's secretary took place on 23.11.20

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)