Age Action (Age Action)

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 21 Sep, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Attendance at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Intended results The reversal of the 2012 State Pension cuts and awareness of Age Action Budget 2019 priorities in area

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Corona Joyce, Gerard Scully

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)

Attendance at Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 14 June 2018

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.

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tim Duggan Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)