Age Action

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Discussing Age Action budget priorities including research on the cost of ageing, depoliticizing the State Pension, introducing statutory homecare scheme, addressing immediate gaps in homecare services, increasing the Living Alone Allowance, increasing the thresholds for means tested payments

Intended results Adequate response in Budget 2020 to the above

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Corona Joyce

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.

Meeting (1)

Bilateral meeting occurred between Department of Finance representatives and member of the Community and Voluntary pillar on 10 September 2019

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael D’Arcy Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)