Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 16 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Engagement with Minister for Communities as part of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion Steering Group and the Food Poverty working group

Intended results That the actions of the Roadmap, including those related to food poverty, are implemented and that it reaches its target of reducing consistent poverty to 2% or less by 2025

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tricia Keilthy

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Engagement with senior civil servants and the Minister for Communities on the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Food poverty working group meetings (sub-group of Roadmap Steering Group established to look at the drivers of food poverty and appropriate responses) Meeting with the Minister for Communities on the 8th June and 12th July,

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 Social Protection)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Geraldine Hurley Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)