National Traveller MABS

Lobbying Organisation National Traveller MABS

Date published 16 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

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 with the Ministers office following on from the previous submission to organise the meeting and finalise who would be attending

Meeting (1)

NTMABS staff Nancy Power and Aoife Foley met with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD and Senator Eileen Flynn in the Department of Finance on the 28th February where the financial exclusion of Travellers was discussed alongside National Traveller MABS work.

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)