Treoir (Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children)

Lobbying Organisation Treoir (Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children)

Date published 16 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details to call for a Seanad debate on the Labour Bill on the Widow's Pension

Intended results That the Bill be debated 1 year after government put it on hold to allow for the widow's pension to be extended to co-habiting couples.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sinead Smith

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.

Phone call (1)

To ask Senator Mark Wall to enquire about the bill and whether the Supreme Court ruling would need to be debated in the Seanad

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.

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)