Social Justice Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Social Justice Ireland

Date published 11 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Prepared an analysis of Budget 2016, presented it at a public meeting, circulated the document by email and placed it on our website

Intended results Educate Government, members of the Oireachtas, other policy makers and the general public on the impact of Government decisions contained in Budget 2016, with a specific focus on those who are vulnerable.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sean Healy

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emailed a copy of our Budget Analysis and Critique 2015. The document can be found on our website at http://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/analysis-and-critique-budget-2016

Email All MEPs Emailed a copy of our Budget Analysis and Critique 2016. The document can be found on our website at http://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/analysis-and-critique-budget-2016

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Posted a copy of our Budget Analysis and Critique 2015. The document can be found on our website at http://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/analysis-and-critique-budget-2016

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.

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Anne Barrington Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Brian Ó Raghallaigh Assistant Secretary (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Ciarán Murphy Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)

Clare Dunne Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Eamonn Molloy Assistant Secretary (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

John Callinan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

John Neary Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

John Shaw Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Maurice Mullen Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Philip Hamell Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Derek Moran Secretary General (Department of Finance)

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

John Murphy Secretary General (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Mark Griffin Secretary General (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)

Maurice Quinn Secretary General (Department of Defence)

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Niamh O'Donoghue Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Seán Ó'Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Tom O'Mahony Secretary General (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Martin Fraser Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)