Riverstown Enterprise Development(Sligo)Ltd (Sligo Folk Park)

Lobbying Organisation Riverstown Enterprise Development(Sligo)Ltd

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Impact of minimum wage increase,loss of supplementary funding of overheads to our Community Services Programme administered by Pobal

Intended results Provivion of funding to cover the minimum wage increase with the projected loss of €7000 which is unsustainable to our Community Group.Reversion of policy to reflect that the increase will be met by Pobal/Dept. of Social Affairs and that the financial assisstance to Community Organisations such as ours will be increased The restoration of the supplemtary Grant removed by Pobal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mr John Devaney,Chairman of Riverstown Enterprise Development(Sligo)Ltd

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.

Letter (6-10)

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.

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

Ann Phelan Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

John Perry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Kevin Humphreys Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Susan O'Keeffe Senator (Seanad)