Focus Ireland (Focus Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Focus Ireland

Date published 16 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Provision of section 10 funding Deficits

Intended results Follow on correspondence to Waterford County Council to recoup funding deficits regarding service level agreements 2024 Follow on correspondence to Kilkenny County Council to recoup funding deficits regarding service level agreements 2024

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Dennigan

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.

Letter (1)

Waterford CC - Follow on letter through email from earlier in 2025 re: Section 10 funding deficits - funding has fallen substantially behind the cost of providing the service.

Letter (1)

Kilkenny CC - Follow on letter through email from earlier in 2025 re: Section 10 funding deficits - funding has fallen substantially behind the cost of providing the service.

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.

Sean MCKeown Director of Services or Equivalent (Kilkenny County Council)

Seán McKeown Chief Executive Officer (Waterford City and County Council)

Lar Power Chief Executive Officer (Kilkenny County Council)