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

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 13 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Indexing of social welfare payments

Intended results To have social welfare rates benchmarked at an adequate level as determined by the Budget Standards research carried out by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, and to have rates indexed to reflect changes in the cost of a Minimum Essential Standard of Living

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Caroline Fahey

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 (1)

Letter sent January 2019 outlining SVP concerns at proposals to index social welfare rates to the Consumer Price Index and the need for social welfare payments to be benchmarked at an adequate level

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.

John Conlon Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)