Volunteer Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Volunteer Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details General Elections Manifesto 2024

Intended results 1. Funding and development of the Community Volunteers programme, ensuring that communities are better prepared to respond to emergencies and public health crises. 2. Develop a successor to the National Volunteering Strategy, focusing on increasing participation, providing training, and creating sustainable and inclusive structures for volunteers across all sectors. 3. Recognise the value of volunteering to all corners of society through continued investment in volunteering support structures.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nina Arwitz

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.

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Drafted and Submitted a General Election Manifesto to various political parties as a call to action for political leaders to place volunteering at the centre of their policy agenda, ensuring that the transformative impact of volunteers is supported and sustained in the years to come.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)