TASK Ltd

Lobbying Organisation TASK Ltd

Date published 01 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Seniors Alert Scheme - Pobal's structuring of monitored alarm scheme. Brexit implications. Suppliers subcontracting in apparent breach of contract.

Intended results Reiteration of TASK's continued ability to supply Seniors Alert Scheme monitored alarms throughout Ireland, regardless of form taken by Brexit (as previously given to Pobal) Minister to ensure apparent sub-contracting (monitoring) breach of Seniors Alert Scheme contract (as confirmed by Pobal) is addressed/has not been continuing Clarify Pobal's role in having restricted many suppliers from operating countrywide, following the transfer of the Seniors Alert Scheme to Pobal

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Toni Bunting

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.

Email (2-5)

Feb 18, 2019 - Following Minister's statement regarding Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) & Brexit [see https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/brexit-threat-to-senior-alert-scheme-says-minister-905124.html] emailed Minister Ring re TASK's continued ability to supply SAS monitored alarms across Ireland regardless of the form taken by Brexit/noting TASK uses different alarm supplier to the one used by all other 3 SAS suppliers. Suggest Minister raise issue with Pobal regarding apparent sub-contracting (monitoring) breach of SAS contract (& as confirmed by Pobal) by other monitored alarm supplier/s. Mar 14, 2019 - Email seeking clarification on the response received from the department, suggesting that the SAS procurement process (& the restrictions placed on all suppliers, preventing them from sharing SAS work countrywide) was a policy decision & "not one that was imposed by Pobal". Also noting that since SAS transfer to Pobal Irish SMEs have been excluded from the SAS completely.

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 Ring Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Padraig Hughes Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)