The Wheel

Lobbying Organisation The Wheel

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details We thanked the Department of Rural and Community Development and Minister Michael Ring on Twitter for the announcement of first tranche of the COVID stability scheme funding for charities on the 26th of June.

Intended results To thank the Department of Rural and Community Development and Minister Michael Ring for their work in supporting the community and voluntary sector through the provision of crucial short term funding - and to keep attention focussed on the need for further tranches of support as soon as practicably possible

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Monaghan, Campaigns Manager

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.

Social Media (1)

We thanked the Department of Rural and Community Development and Minister Michael Ring on Twitter for the announcement of first tranche of the COVID stability scheme funding on the 26th of June - and to keep attention focussed on the need for the scheme and for further supports

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.

Michael Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)