National Traveller MABS

Lobbying Organisation National Traveller MABS

Date published 04 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Email was sent to Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill with National Traveller MABS reports attached seeking a meeting to discuss the financial exclusion of Travellers in Ireland.

Intended results A meeting with the Minister to discuss the financial exclusion of Travellers in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aoife Foley

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 (6-10)

Emails were sent back and forth from the 28th of September to the 18th December 2023 to Minister Carroll MacNeill's office with a view to organising a meeting. Senator Eileen Flynn expressed an interest in attending the meeting at NTMABS appearance at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Issues' Affecting Travellers and so was cc'd in the email dated 18th December.

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)