The Wheel

Lobbying Organisation The Wheel

Date published 18 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Meeting with the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar to discuss pre-Budget 2024 issues of relevance to the sector.

Intended results To ensure that the needs of the community and voluntary sector and the people it supports are central to allocation considerations in Budget 2024, specifically under the three themes of: Budget 2024 – enabling a sustainable future for all: approach and principles, and taxation; income adequacy, social protection and the cost of living; investment in services and infrastructure.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ivan Cooper

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)

Online meeting of representatives of the Community and Voluntary Pillar and the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to discuss matters of relevance in advance of Budget 2024.

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 McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)