Age & Opportunity

Lobbying Organisation Age & Opportunity

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details National Positive Ageing Strategy and the Age NGO sector

Intended results To gain support from the Minister with responsibility for older people's issues for the implementation of the NPAS

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maurice O'Connell

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)

Meeting in the Houses of the Oireachtas with Minister McEntee to discuss the implementation of the NPAS, housing issues and older people and the work of the members of the Active Ageing Partnership.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)