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 law

Intended results To ask that Deputy Ó Snodaigh pose some parliamentary questions.

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 (1)

Email sent on 21st July 2016 requesting that Deputy Ó Snodaigh pose some parliamentary questions regarding the Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme and reduced welfare payments for young people under the age of 26.

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)