Relevant Matter
Matters involving public funds
Public Policy Area
Public Expenditure and Reform
Period
1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020
Specific Details
COPE Galway Budget 2021 submission to the Minister for Finance and the Minister Public Expenditure and Reform and circulated to all Galway West and Galway East constituency TD's detailing a range of measures we in COPE Galway are asking be included in Budget 2020. We sought a range of mesures to be included in Budget 2021 in the areas of housing, social welfare health and advocating for a referendum on the right to housing.
Intended results
The introduction of a range of measures to address housing supply for those who require social housing supports in Budget 2021
The resourcing of a range of measures to tackle homelessness in Budget 2021
Funding to ensure that there are adequate supports and services available for women and children expereincing domestic abuse
Policy changes and additional funding specifically focused on addressing the needs of older people in the community in Budget 2021
Improvements to social welfare and healthcare provisions in Budget 2021
A referedum on the right to housing
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Martin O'Connor
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.
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)
Éamon Ó Cuív
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Hildegarde Naughton
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Seán Canney
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Catherine Connolly
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Ciaran Cannon
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Anne Rabbitte
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Noel Grealish
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael McGrath
Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)
Mairéad Farrell
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)