Age Action (Age Action)

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details The changes to the State Pension eligibility criteria introduced in Budget 2011, which took effect in 2012

Intended results The reversal of the changes to the eligibility criteria introduced in Budget 2011, both for recipients of the State Pension since then who are affected by it and for future recipients.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Justin Moran

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email to all TDs and senators calling for the reversal of the 2012 State Pension cuts and attaching a copy of an Age Action report on same.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Individual emails to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Minister Leo Varadkar TD and Minister Helen McEntee TD regarding the 2012 State Pension cuts and and attaching a copy of an Age Action report on same.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Paul Gavan to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Mary Butler to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Willie O'Dea to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Gino Kenny to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Joan Collins to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Letter (1)

Letter to Deputy Bernard Durkan to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Brid Smith to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Alice-Mary Higgins to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Cllr Michael Sheehan to discuss reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts.

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.

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Curran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Ray Butler Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Kathleen Stack Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Anne Vaughan Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tommy Broughan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Sheehan Councillor (Wexford County Council)