Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Sharing information on the work of CES in public service reform

Intended results To arrange a meeting and at that meeting to share information on the ways that CES has and may in the future support public service reform

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Inez Bailey

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.

Email (2-5)

Email 26th March 2021 to request a meeting. Follow up email on 12th April. Meeting scheduled for 29th April but was postponed to a later date

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.

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)