Waterford Women's Centre (ACCESS 2000 Limited)

Lobbying Organisation Waterford Women's Centre (ACCESS 2000 Limited)

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Lobbied for funding

Intended results To secure capital funding to retain and renovate community centre

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Breda Murphy

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.

Email (2-5)

Emailed local TD's & Minister to support application for capital funding

Letter (6-10)

Wrote to relevant Government Department Ministers and local TD's to ask for their support in securing funding to pay a mortgage, as the bank had issued its intention to foreclose.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone calls to discuss issues relating to funding and mortgage with local TD and Minister

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.

Paudie Coffey Minister of State (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Ciara Conway TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

James Reilly Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

David Cullinane Senator (Seanad)

John Halligan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Deasy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)