Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Lobbying Organisation Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual (AV) Room, Leinster House

Intended results Heightened awareness of the value of an Independent Commissioner in enhancing the capacity and capability of public services to address ageing and the challenges and opportunities arising.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sue Shaw (CEO, The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament), Seán Moynihan (CEO, ALONE), Maureen Kavanagh (CEO, Active Retirement Ireland), Áine Brady (CEO, Third Age), Paula O’Reilly (CEO, Irish Hospice Foundation), Andy Heffernan (CEO, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland), Karen Horgan (CEO, Age & Opportunity), Maurice O’Connell (Chair, Alliance of Age Sector NGOs), Hugh O'Connor (Coordinator, Alliance of Age Sector NGOs).

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Cross party group of TDs and Senators attending open-invitation meeting at the Audio Visual (AV) Room, Leinster House.

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)