National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Pensions Auto-enrolment and policy considerations related to care and gender

Intended results Inform Oireachtas Members and policymakers of the gender and care implications of the upcoming Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, and advocate for changes to the pension system contained within our Report, Still Stuck in the Gap - Pensions Auto-enrolment from a gender and care lens, to further gender equality

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Donal Swan, Women's Equality Co-Ordinator

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Inform Oireachtas Members and policymakers of the gender and care implications of the upcoming Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, and advocate for changes to the pension system contained within our Report, Still Stuck in the Gap - Pensions Auto-enrolment from a gender and care lens, to further gender equality. Invitation to report launch: Still Stuck in the Gap.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

invitation to report launch sent to Tim Duggan, Assistant Secretary-General at Dept of Social Protection; Senator Alice-Mary Higgins (panellist) and Rose Conway-Walsh TD attended the Launch

Event / Reception (1)

Senator Alice Mary Higgins was invited and participated as a panellist at the event, Rose Conway Walsh attended the launch. 11.12.24

Event / Reception (1)

Tim Duggan, Assistant Secretary-General at the Dept of Social Protection was in attendance at NWC roundtables concerning issues of care and gender related to the upcoming Pensions Auto-enrolment scheme. 11.04.24

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.

Tim Duggan Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)