Dara Residential Services (DARA)

Lobbying Organisation Dara Residential Services

Date published 15 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Pay Parity for Section 39 Organisations

Intended results Section 39 organisations receive pay parity

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carol O'Donnell

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 (2-5)

Pay Parity Section 39 Agencies

Meeting (1)

Meeting between Dara Chairperson and Catherine Murphy TD re Section 39 Pay Parity

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.

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Coleman Councillor (Kildare County Council)