Age & Opportunity

Lobbying Organisation Age & Opportunity

Date published 09 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Pre-Budget Submission (for 2025 Budget)

Intended results Positive infuence for older people on allocation and priorities of funding across a range of issues including an Independent Commissoner for Older People, tackling loneliness & isolation and the delivery of a Statutory Homecare Scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Harkin, Policy Research & Evaluation Manager, Age & Opportunity

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.

Submission (1)

Pre-Budget Submission for 2025

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.

Aidan Murphy Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Aidan O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Clare Costello Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Colm O'Reardon Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Finance)

Deborah Sweeney Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Des Carville Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

Dr Paul Ryan Head of Unit (Department of Finance)

Emma Cunningham Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Fiona Campbell Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Fiona O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Gary Tobin Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Grant Sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

John Hogan Secretary General (Department of Finance)

John McCarthy Chief Economist (Department of Finance)

Kevin Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Finance)

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Oliver Gilvarry Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Paul Ryan Director (Department of Finance)

Sam Griffin Adviser to Minister (Department of Finance)

Scline Scott Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Shane Smyth Adviser to Minister (Department of Finance)

Sinead Ryan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Stephen Foley Special Adviser (Department of Finance)