National Traveller MABS

Lobbying Organisation National Traveller MABS

Date published 04 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Energy and Natural Resources

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 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.

Phone call (2-5)

Nancy Power rang Justina Corcoran on 27/09/23 to follow up on a previous meeting to try and organise a site visit as requested by Minister Smyth. The call was unanswered and a voicemail was left. Calls & texts to Justina on the 14 & 15 November to organise Minister's visit to site in South Dublin.

Phone call (1)

Nancy Power returned a missed call to Senator Eileen Flynn on the 27/09/23. Senator Flynn was seeking an update on the site visit and credits issue.

Email (31-50)

33 emails were sent between Nancy Power (NTMABS) and Justina Corcoran (Head of Retail Energy Policy and Regulation Department of Environment, Climate and Communications), Senator Eileen Flynn and Geraldine Dunne (Director STAG) with a view to setting up a site visit requested by Minister Smyth to meet people who were affected by not receiving the electricity credits with a view to reimbursing those who missed out.

Meeting (1)

Minister Smyth made a site visit on the 17th November 2023. Nancy Power NTMABS present.

Email (2-5)

3 emails were sent between Justina Corcoran and Nancy Power following up on actions arising out of the site visit on the 17th November from the 21/11/23 to the 19/12/23.

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)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)