Community Law & Mediation

Lobbying Organisation Community Law & Mediation

Date published 12 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Meeting to discuss recommendations in our report on the social welfare appeals office.

Intended results Policy reform.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rose Wall

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)

Rose Wall, Gerry Durcan SC and Moya de Paor met with the Chief Appeals Officer, Joan Gordon and DSP Deputy Sec Gen, Anne Vaughan, on the 23 August to discuss recommendations in our report on the social welfare appeals office.

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.

Joan Gordon Director (Department of Social Protection)

Anne Vaughan Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)