CoAction West Cork (CoAction West Cork)

Lobbying Organisation CoAction West Cork

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Letter was sent to Minister Rabbitte & local TD's in relation to the €1,000.00 bonus payment to frontline healthcare workers to lobby for Section 39 Disability Service Providers to be included in this payment.

Intended results Inclusion of Section 39 Disability Service Providers in the €1,000.00 bonus payment, and pay restoration for Section 39 agencies.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Wilson Chair of the Board of Trustees of CoAction West Cork CLG & Gobnait Ní Chrualaoí CEO CoAction West Cork CLG

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent to Minister Rabbitte & TD's dated 31/01/2022, from Tom Wilson Chair of the Board of Trustees CoAction West Cork CLG, advocating for CoAction staff, especially those working in Residential Services, Respite Services, Day and Clinical Services to be included in the €1,000.00 bonus payment for frontline healthcare workers.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A Teams meeting took place on the 28/04/2022 with a delegation from the Federation of Voluntary Service providers of which the CoAction CEO Gobnait Ní Chrualaoí was a part of. This meeting was in relation to Pay Restoration for Section 39 organisations.

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.

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)