Centre for Cross Border Studies

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Cross Border Studies

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Cross-border Cooperation: the sustainability of Centre for Cross Border Studies and the need for ‘matching’ core funding (from DES) for CCBS from NI Executive & UK Government

Intended results Support for CCBS efforts to lobby NI Executive and UK Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ruth Taillon, Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies

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)

One meeting took place on 25th November 2015 in Leinster House between the Martin Fraser, Dept of the Taoiseach and the Director and Deputy Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies.

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.

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)