Dignity Ireland (Dignity Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Dignity Ireland

Date published 27 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Transport

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Additional funding for transport buses etc

Intended results Support funding for 10 buses for demand and to updated aged fleet

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Geraldine Graydon Secretary Andrew Noon Chairperson Liam Sutcliffe CEO

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.

Letter (6-10)

Contacted Ossian Smyth and Jenifer Carroll MacNeill Eammon Ryan after mentioned at leaders Questions on 26/9/22 Letter and Emails Richard Boyd Barrett also contacted Cormac Devlin November 16th Jenifer MacNeill 26th October Councillor Mary Hanafin on Phone

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Hanafin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)