Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 19 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Meeting between the Community and Voluntary Pillar and the Department of Social Protection on a range of policy issues including reforms of the One Parent Family Payment, Working Family Payment, activation and employment, child income supports, older people, rural issues and poverty, and poverty impact assessments

Intended results To seek certain improvements in the delivery of public services for the individuals assisted by/ represented by the various organisations who are members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tricia Keilthy

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)

Goldsmith Hall, Pearse Street, Dublin 12 from 3.00pm - 5.00pm on the 8th of May 2017.

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.

Anne Vaughan Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)