Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

Lobbying Organisation Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

Date published 17 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Benchmarking Social Welfare

Intended results That social welfare supports are benchmarked to ensure rates of payment are adequate to enable an acceptable minimum standard of living. Consensual Budget Standards research and the Minimum Essential Standard of Living data is used to inform considerations of benchmarking and adequacy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bernadette Mac Mahon D.C.

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.

Submission (1)

Meeting (2-5)

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)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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