The Irish Traveller Movement

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Traveller Movement

Date published 29 Aug, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Acceleration of Traveller accommodation. Social transfer measures and redress of Traveller inequalities in Budget 2025.Investment for anti racism / diversity education programme.

Intended results Support for safeguarding Traveller investment via government policy. Redress of homelessness and inadequate supply of Traveller accommodation. Support for sustainability of education inclusion programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jacinta Brack

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 (1)

Budget 2025

Email (1)

Minister Joe O'Brien - Yellow Flag Programme

Email (1)

Minister Alan Dillon - Traveller Accommodation

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.

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Malcolm Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Education)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Mal O'Hara Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Pippa Hackett Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)