Business in the Community Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Business in the Community Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details We discussed the ongoing funding of the EPIC programme

Intended results Awareness of funding gaps and exploring other funding stream possibilities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tomas sercovich

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting on 21st September to discuss EPIC

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting on 19th Oct to discuss EPIC

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.

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)