Age & Opportunity

Lobbying Organisation Age & Opportunity

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details National Positive Ageing Strategy

Intended results To progress the implementation of the National Positive Ageing Strategy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Karen Smyth, CEO & Maurice O'Connell, Coordinator of Active Ageing Partnership project

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 (1)

This meeting took place on 1 October 2015 in Minister Lynch's office in Leinster House with Active Retirement Ireland, Third Age and the Dept of Health. The agenda was to discuss a mechanism for facilitating the implementation of the National Positive Ageing Strategy.

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.

Kathleen Lynch Minister of State (Department of Health)