Overwatch Report

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Policy submission regarding benchmarking and indexing of social welfare payments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] As part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar bilateral meeting to discuss public expenditure in the context of an ageing population and changes in home ownership patterns

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] As part of the CV Pillar bilateral meeting to discuss public expenditure in the context of an ageing population and changes in homeownership patterns

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

May–August

[Justice and Equality] As part of the CV Pillar bilateral meeting to discuss reforms in the Department, progress on commencement of Assisted Decision Making Act,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

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)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Outlining Age Action's Budget 2020 priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Budget 2020 priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Budget 2020 priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Health] Importance of investing in both home supports and adequate awareness raising on forthcoming Assisted Decision Making legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] To raise awareness of the gender pension gap and accumulated gender disadvantage in older age and the impact of pension reforms over last 5 years

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] Addressing pension reform including benchmarking / indexing and locking at 2.5% of average earnings. Raising evidence based policy in the context of the cost of ageing and accumulated disadvantage experienced by women in terms of pension contributions.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] Discussing Age Action budget priorities including research on the cost of ageing, depoliticizing the State Pension, introducing statutory homecare scheme, addressing immediate gaps in homecare services, increasing the Living Alone Allowance, increasing the thresholds for means tested payments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael D’Arcy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Age Action Budget 2020 Priorities under headings Creating a Fairer Pension System, Addressing the Cost of Ageing, Enabling Older People to Age in Place were communicated to members of the Oireachtas.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Age Action Budget 2020 Priority Asks document titled Towards A Fairer Society for All emailed in advance of Budget 2020'}

Age Action

January–April

[Communications] The Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 20 more

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Reform of the State Pension system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 21 more

Age Action

January–April

[Health] Reform of the Nursing Home Support Scheme to address the issue of additional fees being charged to residents by nursing homes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Transport] Car insurance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Employment] Mandatory retirement and Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Health] General Medical Services Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Communications] Postal services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Housing] Housing Adaptation Grants

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Reversing the 2012 State Pension cuts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Request for contact person for Age Action research

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Health] Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Health] Sláintecare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Health] Home Supports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Pensions, Total Contributions Approach

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs