Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Campaign to change eligibility rules for social welfare benefits

Intended results Conduct a systemic review of social welfare payments to reform rules governing eligibility criteria to ensure that payments are tapered off rather than the cliff edge cuts that now exist, payments reflect the modern realities of work and they do not discourage full or part-time employment. Allow a temporary exemption for home care workers that allows them to work an additional three hours per week (or earn equivalent income depending on the payments rules).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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 (2-5)

Meetings in Leinster House to discuss social protection reform with: Eamon O'Cuiv Paul Donnelly Marc Ó Cathasaigh Michael McNamara

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Zoom/MS Teams Meeting with Ruari O'Murchu Claire Kerrane David Cullinane Colm Burke Senator Mark Wall

Email (51-100)

Emails requesting meeting to: Heather Humphreys Eamon O'Cuiv Paul Donnelly Marc Ó Cathasaigh Michael McNamara Ruari O'Murchu Claire Kerrane David Cullinane Colm Burke Mark Wall Roisin Shorthall Roisin Garvey Charles Flanaghan Joan Collins Briefing email to Oireachtas Health Committee: Briefing Email to: Fergus O'Dowd Marian Harkin Mairead Farrell Peader Toibin Emer Toibin Pauline Tully Patricia Ryan Verona Murphy Briefing Email to Oireachtas Social Protection Committee

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.

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Tóibín Councillor (Meath County Council)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)