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

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Meeting as part of the Steering Group on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion to discuss progress the implementation of actions and progression towards the targets

Intended results That the actions contained in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion are ambitious and implemented fully leading to improvements in the supports and services for the people SVP assist and a reduction in poverty That the drivers of food poverty such as income inadequacy and high cost of services are addressed.

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)

Meeting of the Roadmap Steering group on the 6th of April to discuss progress on the implementation of the roadmap.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Meeting of the Working Group on Food Poverty (sub committee to the Roadmap) on the 16th February and the 28th of April. Development and updates of Department’s Food Poverty research and updates on mapping project

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.

Niall Egan Assistant Secretary (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)

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