Association of Irish Local Government

Lobbying Organisation Association of Irish Local Government

Date published 31 Aug, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Reclassification of local authority elected members so as to open eligibility for social insurance benefits

Intended results Reclassification of local authority elected members so as to open eligibility for social insurance benefits

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Kenny

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.

Meeting (1)

AILG delegation including Cllrs John Crowe (Pres.), Pat Daly (Vice Pres.), Padraig McNally (Past Pres), Eithne Loftus and Michael Hourigan (Executive Comm.). Mr Liam Kenny, Director, Mr Tom Moylan, Co-Director. 6 July 2016.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)