Make-A-Wish Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Make-A-Wish Foundation

Date published 11 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Meeting with An Taoiseach to discuss the possibility of seed funding for the capacity building of Make-A-Wish specifically in the recruitment of a Regional Coordinator to be positioned in the West of Ireland. This position to be funded for a period of 2 years after which to be funded by the Charity if proved beneficial to Make-A-Wish

Intended results to achieve a meeting with An Taoiseach to discuss the proposal to secure state funding for the above role.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Susan O'Dwyer - Chief Executive of Make-A-Wish

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)

Met An Taoiseach at a photocall for the Charity and he gave us contact details for his personal secretary with whom we communicated to arrange the above meeting with An Taoiseach. Meeting was held 23rd November 2016 in the office of the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach informed the charity that funding not available from his office and suggested that he would pass details to Simon Harris

Letter (1)

Following meeting with An Taoiseach, charity received a letter from his office informing us that they had been in touch with office of the Minister for Health, Simon Harris to apprise them of our meeting and to give information to them.

Letter (1)

Charity received letter from office of Simon Harris. Proposal had been read with interest however informing us that his department does not provide direct funding to groups or organisations. He suggested HSE and provided a link to the Grants page. He also stated happy to help Make-A-Wish with some promotion in the Wicklow constituency if we wished. No further action has been taken by the Charity in this regard

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)