Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 14 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Impact on families with children of living below the Minimum Essential Standard of Living

Intended results Greater understanding of the reality of living with an inadequate income Measures to tackle drivers of inadequate income Benchmarking of social welfare payments to the Minimum Income Standard of Living

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Fahey

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

Mass communications

Letter All Oireachtas Members A hard copy of the executive summary of the report Stories of Struggle, along with the SVP Bulletin was sent to all Ministers and Ministers of State.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister Doherty launched the research which we had commissioned, entitled Stories of Struggle which outlines the reality of living with an inadequate income.

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)