Daughters of Charity Community Services

Lobbying Organisation Daughters of Charity Community Services

Date published 02 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Met to advance funding for Community Services

Intended results Raise profile about the work of Community Services and their value in the community Gather support to increase funding for services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Mc Phillips

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 (1)

Letter to the Minister of Justice regarding a cut in probation funding to our services.

Email (2-5)

Emails back and forth to set up meetings to view the services. Ivana Bacik and Marie Sherlock visited as a result. Follow up emails.

Email (1)

Letter to the Minister for Children to request his attendance at an event in December

Meeting (1)

Ivana Bacik and Marie Sherlock visited the service and got an overview from the Leadership and Management Team of the issues facing participants and the resources needed to deliver services that continue to meet needs.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)