The Kildare & West Wicklow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Lobbying Organisation The Kildare & West Wicklow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 06 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meeting with Minister James Lawless on 15th December to seek funding support for our new animal rescue centre that we plan to build in late 2026.

Intended results Minister Lawless is living in Kildare and is quite familiar with our charity. I wanted to outline to him our building plans for this new shelter in Kildare town and to discuss the funding model. I asked if there may be some level of government funding for this project. Minister Lawless will keep me informed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Kane Trustee of KWWSPCA.

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)

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.

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)