Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Lobbying Organisation Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)

Date published 19 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Social welfare arrears payments

Intended results For Deputy Ó Snodaigh to ask three parliamentary questions related to difficulties experienced by migrants in accessing social welfare arrears payments.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciarán Finlay, Legal & Policy Officer

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)

Initial email (5th May 2016) requested that 3 parliamentary questions be asked. Further email outlined the content of these questions after Deputy Ó Snodaigh agreed to ask them.

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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)