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

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Engagement with elected officials on SVP pre-budget submission

Intended results That budget 2024 would provide increases in social welfare payments to children, expansion of the fuel allowance, child benefit to children in direct provision and an expansion of free school books to secondary school.

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email on the 12th of October on SVP post-budget analysis

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Norma Foley asking for an extension of free school books to secondary school students - 3rd of October

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Heather Humphreys asking for an increase in the qualified child payment and the back to school clothing and footwear allowance - 3rd of October

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Roderic O'Gorman asking for the extension of child benefit to children in direct provision - 3rd of October

Meeting (1)

Attendance at a meeting of the Fianna Fail party to discuss social protection measures in budget 2024 on the 27th of September

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)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)