Clare Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation Clare Public Participation Network

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Clare PPN as well as other organisations including the Traveller Mediation Service and CENA participated in a series of meetings organised by TD Violet Anne Wynne aimed at discussing opportunities to improve the circumstances and provision of services and accommodation for the Traveller community in Clare

Intended results Collaboration on seeking improvements to the circumstances, living conditions, opportunities and wellbeing of the Traveller community in Clare

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Clancy

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)

As described above Clare PPN staff participated in a series of meetings aimed at encouraging collaboration from organisations working to support Travellers in Clare. The reason we are including this in lobbying returns is that the meetings were instigated and hosted by Clare Sinn Fein TD Violet Anne Wynne.

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.

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)