ALONE

Lobbying Organisation ALONE

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Pre-budget submission

Intended results Support for Budget recommendations including benchmarking the state pension; increasing the fuel allowance and living alone allowance; additional funding for Housing Adaptation Grants and housing needs of older people; additional funding for home support services, loneliness, mental health supports

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grainne Loughran

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Submission circulated to all Oireachtas members, and Joint Oireachtas Committees on Social Protection and Rural and Community Development

Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members Launch of ALONE's Pre Budget Submission in Buswells

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal conversations at Department of Social Protection Pre-Budget Forum

Virtual Meeting (1)

Corona Joyce Special Adviser (Department of Health) on 21st September 2023

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Corona Joyce Special Adviser (Department of Health)