MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee (MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee )

Lobbying Organisation MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 17 Aug, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details The review of the Abhaile scheme, and the commitment towards funding that, which was with Minister of Social Protection, Heather Humphreys.

Intended results To get a decision and commitment of funding announced before the Dáil went into its summer recess.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dermot Sreenan, Business Manager MABS Support CLG

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Dermot Sreenan had a conversation with Minister of State, Ossian Smyth – following a day at the Energy Poverty Stakeholder Forum, held in the Radisson, D8, hosted by the DECC. It was impressed upon the Minister the need to confirm the funding as the uncertainty was leading to poor morale and losing good staff within the MABS Service Delivery Companies.

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.

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