Overwatch Report

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Support for ALONE's national helpline for older people re COVID-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email asking for TD support in sharing ALONE helpline details'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Meeting to discuss potential for ALONE HwS scheme to be considered in Abbey Quarter Development Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Byrne', 'role': 'CEO (Offaly County Council)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] A submission was emailed to Jim Daly to ask for Support for technology for older people in 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Tweet tagging all political parties on 3/02/20 calling for action on housing for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Community] ALONE were asked to submit a proposal outlining our response to support older people during COVID-19. A proposal was submitted to DCRD; K. MacLellan was also emailed details of this proposal.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Leo Varadkar and Simon Harris came to the ALONE Head Office to be updated on ALONE's work in response to Covid-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Mercer Ireland Group

May–August

[Social Protection] Recommendations for the Governement to consider as part of any discussion on private pension reform including 1) preserving the current incentives for private pensions savings 2) Implementing the IORP II Directive iii)Simplifying the path to consolidation (standalone pension schemes to authorised mastertrusts

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] A letter was emailed to the Minister requesting a meeting to discuss housing policy for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Health] A letter was emailed to the Minister requesting a meeting to discuss healthcare policy for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] A letter was emailed to the Minister requesting a meeting to discuss housing policy for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ALONE

May–August

[Transport] A letter was emailed to the Minister requesting a meeting to discuss transportation policy for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Health] Partnership between ALONE and Dublin City Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Met with Director of Housing to discuss support for housing development in Donegal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Peoples', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Met with Louth County Council Louth County Council to disucss potential for developing housing for older people by ALONE in Co Louth

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Martin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Louth County council)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Letter sent to Dept of Taoiseach regarding loneliness with copy of Loneliness Taskforce report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Meeting regarding the benefits of ALONE's assistive technology BConnect for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Community] Launch of ALONE's BConnect technology pilot in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, funded by Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Meeting request to Kathleen MacLellan on behalf of the HomeCare Coalition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Kathleen MacLellan in Olympic House to present on ALONE's work with services and technology

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen MacLellan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Meeting regarding ALONE's work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Laura Magahy', 'role': 'Director (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Meeting to discuss the Loneliness Taskforce and implementing recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Keith Swanick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Meeting to discuss assistive technology in the home

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Community] Invitation to launch of ALONE services in Donegal.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'All councillors and TDs in Donegal were sent email invites to the launch.'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 45 more

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Meeting regarding planning permission for housing development for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget submission including finance, pensions and benefits; supply of appropriate housing; loneliness and social isolation; for consideration in 2020 Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] As part of the CV Pillar bilateral meeting to discuss social welfare payments in the context of an ageing population and Budget 2020 planning (benchmarking pensions, cost of ageing, living alone allowance)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Prebudget event and launch of prebudget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 225 more

ALONE

September–December

[Housing] Met with Director of Housing for exploratory meeting regarding Local Authority support for Housing with Supports scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Carley', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Wexford County Council)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Community] Brief conversation held with Councillor McQuillan who was at Louth Leader Partnership positive aging event in Drogheda on 2/10/2019 regarding council support for ALONE.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paddy McQuillan', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Community] Work on the draft strategy for the National Advisory Group for Volunteering.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs