Social Justice Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Social Justice Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Circulated the Socio Economic Review 2016; covering income distribution, taxation, work, unemployment, job creation, housing and accommodation, health, education, public services, people and participation, sustainability, rural development and the global south. If implemented, these policies would lead to a fairer and more just society. https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/choices-equity-and-sustainability-securing-solidarity-and-common-good-0

Intended results A public policy framework which focusses on simultaneously developing a vibrant economy financed by just taxation giving rise to decent services and infrastructure, good governance and sustainbility.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean Healy, Director, Social Justice Ireland

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)

Sent each Minister and Minister for State a copy of "Choices for Equity and Sustainability - Securing Solidarity and the Common Good" the Social Justice Ireland Annual Socio Economic Review 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.

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Paul Kehoe Minister (Department of Defence)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Dara Murphy Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State (Department of Health)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Pat Breen Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Eoghan Murphy Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Finan McGrath Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Regina Doherty Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Joe McHugh Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Shane Ross Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)