National Traveller MABS

Lobbying Organisation National Traveller MABS

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Clarification from Government as to how Travellers in mobiles and other living situations could avail of the credit which they missed out on in 2022/2023.

Intended results Clarification from Government as to how Travellers in mobiles and other living situations could avail of the credit which they missed out on in 2022/2023.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nancy Power

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.

Email (2-5)

An email was sent to arrange a follow up meeting with Minister Smyth and National Traveller MABS regarding the electricity credit scheme being applied to Travellers who had missed out.

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held in Minister Smyths office with Minister Smyth National Traveller MABS staff (Nancy Power, Denise Collins) on the 18th of July 2023 to follow up on previous meeting.

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.

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)