Obair Newmarket on fergus CLG

Lobbying Organisation Obair Newmarket on fergus CLG

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Lobbied for assistance in expanding our meals on wheels provision

Intended results support in expanding meals on wheels to a new area

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan O'Driscoll

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Roisin Garvey (Former DPO) Senator (Clare County Council)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To carry out an information evening with the hope of getting people to volunteer to deliver meals on wheels in their area and also to promote the service to the elderly in the area

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

We held a public information evening in Inagh to discuss the meals on wheels service operating in that area. As the Senator is from that area we asked her to be present and support our initiative

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.

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)