Overwatch Report

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To discuss Benefacts proposals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide an update on the status of Benefacts proposals

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To seek an update

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Business to Arts

September–December

[Community] The decision to cease funding to Benefacts, opportunity for Business to Arts to contribute to future philanthropy forums

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Benefacts – its importance and future existence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Briefing on the range of other Government Departments and agencies that has expressed an interest in Benefacts work including in-principal agreement to provide co-funding if alternative lead funder could be found.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Update on situation in advance of forthcoming Benefacts Board meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Indication that the Company's situation was now critical.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Advising that the Board has decided to instruct the executive to proceed with the admin steps to initiate an orderly wind up of the company from 9th December.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} + 15 more

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Explaining that services would be terminated in early 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Morrin', 'role': 'Assistant Director General (Central Statistics Office)'} {'name': 'John Barron', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Offering a data report in connection with the Redress scheme and explaining the reasons for non availability from the Charities Regulator of data for unincorporated religious bodies.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To re-consider funding decision, advise the Minister about National Lottery Directory and seek a meeting.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Offer to assist the Department re the Redress scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Laura McGarrigle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To update on the status of Benefacts re future funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Clarification of terms of contract re 2022 funding (January - March only)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Update on Benefacts funding status and data service projects completed for their department.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Conlan', 'role': 'Chief Financial Officer (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Paul Lemass', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Greg Dempsey', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Health)'} + 4 more

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Coverletter and copy of Philanthropic and Charitable Giving Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paul Morrin', 'role': 'Assistant Director General (Central Statistics Office)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Dalton', 'role': 'Director General (Central Statistics Office)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 40 more

Benefacts

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Letter regarding confirmation of funding beyond 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To communicate the importance of the Benefacts as an important resource to the work of government and to the NGO / voluntary sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Mackin (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Seeking clarification on funding beyond 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 1 more

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Letter to query the basis of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform decision to cease funding beyond 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Invitation and meeting to explore supplementary transitional funding arrangements beyond 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Greg Dempsey', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'John Conlan', 'role': 'Chief Financial Officer (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paul Morrin', 'role': 'Assistant Director General (Central Statistics Office)'} {'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} + 1 more

Benefacts

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To brief them on the termination of funding to Benefacts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}

DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Future funding for Benefacts, the research and insights agency for non-profits in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Annual senior briefing by Benefacts Chair and Snr. Management to Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To brief them on the terms of Benefacts new funding contract.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Morrin', 'role': 'Assistant Director General (Central Statistics Office)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Invitation to launch the Philanthropy report in December 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To inform him of Benefacts situation and to request clarity on funding for 2021.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To provide a briefing about Benefacts.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Benefacts

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Seeking clarification on behalf of the Board in response to Ms Fallon-Byrne's correspondence.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lucy Fallon-Byrne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs