Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Society of St. Vincent de Paul)

Lobbying Organisation Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Engagement with Department of An Taoiseach on the new Child Poverty Unit

Intended results The the new Child Poverty Unit is properly resources and that a action plan includes SVP priorities in regard to income support, schools costs, family homeless prevention and early years care and education.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tricia Keilthy

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 with officials in Department of An Taoiseach on the 30th of January

Meeting (1)

Meeting with An Taoiseach and his advisor in SVP house, Dublin 1 on the 6th of April

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Clare Mungovan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)