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

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 20 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Engagement with election officials and candidates on SVP priorities for the next Programme for Government

Intended results That the next programme for Government includes commitments to introducing a Poverty Reduction Act, increased build and supply of social and affordable housing, cost-rental model of housing, free primary and secondary education, enhanced supports for third level students and benchmarking social welfare and the national minimum wage against the cost of a Minimum Essential Standard of Living

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? That SVP members ask their local candidates if they will make an end to poverty a priortiy in the 33rd Dáil

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email to all members of the Oireachtas asking that they make an end to poverty a priority during and after the Covid-19 crisis. We requested that as legislators they introduce a Poverty Reduction Act which makes poverty targets legally binding. 6th of April 2020

Social Media All Oireachtas Members Social media campaign asking candidates to sign up to SVP’s election priorities including the introduction of a Poverty Act, increased build and supply of social and affordable housing, cost-rental model of housing, free primary and secondary education, enhanced supports for third level students and benchmarking social welfare and the national minimum wage against the cost of a Minimum Essential Standard of Living Campaign ran from the 17th of Jan to the 31st of Jan

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email to Deputy Eamon Ryan requesting a meeting to discuss how SVP priorities for the next programme for Government align with the Green Party Manifesto 7th of Jan 2020

Email (1)

Email to Deputy Roisin Shortall requesting a meeting to discuss how SVP priorities for the next programme for Government align with the Social Democrats Manifesto 7th of Jan 2020

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Deputy Gary Gannon to discuss SVP's social protection priorities for the new Dáil. 10th of April

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.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)