Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 16 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Crosscare contacted Dept. of Social Protection regarding allowing registered charities (not just approved housing bodies) to be in included under the Household Budget Scheme thus allowing residents to have their rent/licence fee deducted at source

Intended results That registered charities (not just approved housing bodies) could be in included under the Household Budeget Scheme thus allowing residents to have their rent/licence fee deducted at source

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Barry (senior manager, Crosscare)

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.

Informal communication (1)

1 conversation with Minister Varadkar on this topic during a visit by the Minister to a Crosscare project and a follow up email sent on the same topic

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)