National Safeguarding Ireland (Safeguarding Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation National Safeguarding Ireland

Date published 14 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Meeting with Payroll Shared Services to discuss safeguarding policies in relation to payments made to retired public servants

Intended results Development of policy by the Payroll Shred Services with appropriate safeguards

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Rickard-Clarke and James O Gorman (HSE) on behalf of National Safeguarding Committee

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)

Indirect lobbying of the Minister Meeting held on the 18th April Matt ONeill Head of Payroll Shared Services Becky Harris Payroll Shared Services Civil Service Pension Payments Joanne McBride- Payroll Shared Services, Operations Manager Tullamore

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)