Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Letter to Minister Humphreys and TDs on decision not to increase the Wage Subsidy Scheme in line with Budgetary Increase to National Minimum Wage

Intended results Amendment to 2025 Social Protection Bill to allow for increase in WSS

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Barry McGinn

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)

Emer Costello (Former DPO) MEP (European Parliament)

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Humphreys outlining the impact of the decision not to increase the WSS rate in line with increase in NMW, given that the last increase was in 2022 and pointing out that the recent review of WSS contained a commitment to review rate every three years.

Email (2-5)

Emails to Disability / Social Protection spokespersons outlining impact on Rehab of decision not to increase WSS rate in Budget 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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)