Overwatch Report

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Lisa Chamber to discuss FF new woman’s health policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Integration, Disability and Youth on the topic of child poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Social Protection] Meeting to discuss latest MESL research

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Social Protection] Email to inform on establishment of Vincentian MESL Research Centre at SVP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 37 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Engagement with elected officials and civil servants on SVP pre-budget submission 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed copy of pre-budget submission to all TDs and Senators on the 30th of June'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 12 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Social Protection] Engagement with senior civil servants on the operation of the Community Welfare Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Housing] Attendance and participation in the meeting at the National Homeless Action Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Attendance at the Climate Stakeholder Forum and participation in workshops

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Cosignatory of joint letter to Minister Eamon Ryan, coordinated by Community Law and Mediation, calling for a new Strategy to address energy poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Social Protection] Engagement with elected officials and civil servants on the need to tackle food poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Social Protection] Bilateral meetings with Department of Social Protection as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with elected officials and civil servants as part of the National One Parent Family Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Maria Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Chief Economist (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 25 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with elected representatives on the need for a child poverty strategy and a lead department to oversea implementation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Social Protection] Engagement with An Taoiseach regarding the need for ongoing social dialogue and the impact of the cost of living crisis as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with elected officials and senior civil servants regarding measure to protect low income households from rising energy costs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Social Protection] Engagement with elected representatives and senior civil servants on the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Social Protection] Engagement with elected officials seeking changes to the Social Welfare Bill in regard to Budget 2023 measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email to all oireachtas members with a copy of the National One Parent Family Alliance analysis of budget 2023 and recommendations to the amend the Social Welfare Bill'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Housing] Engagement with the Minister for Housing and Department of Housing as part of the National Homeless Action Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Engagement with elected officials and civil servants regarding Budget 2023 measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email of SVP post-budget analysis on the 29th of September'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} + 6 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Social Protection] Bilateral meeting with the Department of Social Protection as part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Lawler', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Engagement with Ministers and Senior Officials to ensure sufficient supports are provided to households assisted by SVP impacted financially or otherwise by the Covid-19 crisis, including an increase in the Fuel Allowance, a top-up payment for low income families, a discretionary utility debt fund, extra supports for learning loss among disadvantaged children, increased funding to support access to digital devices at primary and secondary level and the provision of free mobil

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Engagement with Ministers and Senior Officials to ensures supports and services are provided to one parent families to address their very high levels of poverty and disproportionate impact of COVID-19 pandemic and school closures.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Social Protection] Engagement with senior civils servants and the Minister for Communities on the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion as part of the steering group.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Hurley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Environment] Engagement with elected officials to ensure the Climate Action and Low Carbon Economy Bill is underpinned by principles of climate justice and that the recovery from Covid-19 is just focusing on social and environmental justice.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Social Protection] Engagement with the Minister for Communities seeking to discuss the need to benchmark social welfare payment against the cost of a Minimum Essential Standard of Living

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Housing] Communication with the Minister for Housing highlighting housing issues arising from Covid-19, including rent arrears and a follow up request to letter dated the 30th of September that SVP be invited to the high-level homeless taskforce

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Online meeting with Deputy Claire Kerrane to discuss SVP's views on measures to tackle child poverty on the 11th of March.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Online meeting with Senator Lynn Boylan to discuss SVP views on the application of the PSO levy and measure to offset its impact on energy poor households.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Education and Training] Meeting with the Minster for Higher Education to discuss SVP experience of supporting students to access education, the adequacy of SUSI, supports for part-time learners, barriers to further education and training and the impact of the digital divide

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Social Protection] Letter to the Minister for Social Protection expressing SVP interest in being appointed to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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