ELSA Community Services clg (Elsa Security)

Lobbying Organisation ELSA Community Services clg

Date published 08 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details I am writing to you to bring to your attention that Community Employment (CE) places that were working well, both in terms of community service and progression rates, have been removed from an area in Darndale, Dublin, to the detriment of those on the CE Scheme and the local community. We are asking you to examine this and to re-instate these positions.

Intended results Retention and or re-instatement of a number of CE sub-sponsor places with our company. Clarification that CE places may be used by CSP projects.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Daly with support of board and management.

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.

Letter (1)

I am writing to you to bring to your attention that Community Employment (CE) places that were working well, both in terms of community service and progression rates, have been removed from an area in Darndale, Dublin, to the detriment of those on the CE Scheme and the local community. We are asking you to examine this and to re-instate these positions.

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)