Northside Partnership

Lobbying Organisation Northside Partnership

Date published 19 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details ??Northside Partnership CEO wrote to all Dublin Bay North TDs on the 13th of April 2021 to express concerns with regard to the future provision of employment services within the community and seeking a meeting with individual TDs to brief them on those concerns.

Intended results In writing to Dublin Bay North TDs the Northside Partnership CEO was seeking a meeting with local TDs to outline concerns with regard to the future provision of community based employment services and the mechanisms through which the Department of Social Protection is implementing to commission service delivery. In addition the CEO wished to stress the NSP views and that of the Irish Local Development Network based on over 25 years experience in delivering community based employment services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Rogers, NSP CEO

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)

??Northside Partnership CEO wrote to each TD within the Dublin Bay North Constituency seeking a meeting with each TD to express the concerns of the Northside Partnership Board and the Irish Local Development Network on the potential impact of a public procurement process on the provision of community based employment services. The public procurement process is being undertaken by the Department of Social Protection and it is anticipated it will roll out in Q2 2021.

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.

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)