Age Action (Age Action)

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Supporting older people to get online

Intended results Increased resources to support more older people to get online, tackling Ireland’s serious problem of digital exclusion, including through additional funding for Age Action's Getting Started Programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Justin Moran

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.

Email (11-20)

Copy of our Age Action pre budget submission to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Energy sent to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Energy and members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Energy. Email also sent to Minister for Older People Helen McEntee seeking her support for additional funding to enable older people to get online including for Age Action's Getting Started Programme.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Denis Naughten seeking additional funding to enable older people to get online including for Age Action's Getting Started Programme.

Informal communication (1)

Informal conversation at an event with Minister for Older People Helen McEntee seeking additional funding to enable older people to get online including for Age Action's Getting Started Programme.

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.

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Terry Leyden Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)