Clare Public Participation Network

Lobbying Organisation Clare Public Participation Network

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Local Government

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Clare PPN and 19 other PPNs attended Leinster House at the invitation of Senator John Carrigy to lobby for increased funding for PPNS

Intended results We wanted to secure a significant increase in the core funding allocated to PPNs in the budget.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Clancy

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)

John Carrigy (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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.

Meeting (1)

We were invited alongside the other PPNs to give a presentation in Leinster House Audiovisual room to which Senator Carrigy invited all other TDs and Senators to attend. The meeting lasted one hour. NB I am not certain of the names of all DPOs who attended as we didn't do a roll call -I've listed all the people I did know there as DPOS. DPO Catherine Connolly TD and Alice Mary Higgins Senator were both represented by their parliamentary assistants.

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.

Michael Carrighy Senator (Seanad)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)