Community Workers' Limited (Community Work Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Community Workers' Limited

Date published 30 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Community Work Ireland has engaged with the Department of Rural and Community Development in relation to policies and programmes that impact on CWI members who are community workers. Specifically we engaged with the Department on SICAP and the Framework Policy for Local and Community Development, specifically engaging on the national Implementation Working Group. This has included a number of meetings with Department senior officials and meetings of the National Framework Working Group

Intended results To ensure that policies and programmes are underpinned by community work values and principles

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ann Irwin and Rachel Doyle

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 (2-5)

Meetings of the Cross Sectoral Working Group in Dublin and meetings with DRCD in Ballina

Email (2-5)

Email feedback on drafts of the Framework Policy Strategy

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.

Bairbre Nic Aongusa Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)