The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Covid-19 Regulations

Intended results Discuss the impact of Covid-19 regulations on places of worship and faith-based community outreach to maximise the levels of service and outreach that churches could safely provide

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rev Trevor D Gribben, Clerk of the General Assembly and General Secretary; Right Rev Dr David Bruce, Moderator of the General Assembly

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)

There were two meetings via video-conference: one with An Taoiseach Michael Martin on 17th November 2020 and one with officials led by Andrew Munro, Department of An Taoiseach on 23rd November 2020 (Rev Trevor D Gribben)

Letter (2-5)

Letters sent to Taoiseach from Church Leaders (Ireland) Group on Wednesday 14th October and Friday 30th October (Right Rev Dr David Bruce)

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.

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)