Volunteer Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Volunteer Ireland

Date published 12 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details National Volunteer Reserve corps

Intended results To initiate the development of a national volunteer reserve corps with sufficient funding and support from national and local government.

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A virtual meeting with the minister to discuss a broad range of issues and opportunities on going at present with the volunteering sector. The work of VCs The VCs’ role in responding to COVID-19 Volunteer Reserves National Volunteering Strategy This meeting was a stakeholder consultation by the minister and an opportunity to consolidate his support for the national volunteer reserves.

Virtual Meeting (1)

A virtual meeting of the CCMA to discuss the creation of the national volunteer reserve corps and gain funding commitments from local authorities for its creation. A presentation was made to the Rural Development, Community, Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee for that purpose.

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.

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Moira Murrell CEO (Kerry County Council)

Pat Dowling Chief Executive Officer (Clare County Council)

Pat Gallagher Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)

Tony Flynn Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)

Brendan Jennings Director of Services or Equivalent (Cavan County Council)

Niall Healy Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)

Leonard Cleary Director of Services or Equivalent (Clare County Council)

Sean MCKeown Director of Services or Equivalent (Kilkenny County Council)

Barbara Heslin Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)

Alan Farrell Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway County Council)

Sonya Kavanagh Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)

Emer O'Gorman Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)