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 and NSP Director of Services met with Deputy Cian O'Callaghan to brief him on the Department of Social Protection decision to utilise a competitive process to procure a Local Employment type services model as part of the Department's Contracted Employment Services offerings. NSP wished to inform the Deputy on potential negative implications of the procurement process for the community and voluntary sector and on Northside Partnership in particular should it not be su

Intended results We are asking Deputy O’Callaghan and other deputies to question the need for public procurement and consider the wider implications of this approach to the delivery of social and community services across Ireland. We ask that this be considered in the context of developing a stakeholder led economy and not share holder led economy. We would ask that the Deputy question Government policy which seems to support the opening and developing market space for for-profit private sector organisations in

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Northside Partnership CEO, Paul Rogers.

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)

??A meeting was held with Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on Wednesday the 21st of April via Microsoft Teams at which the matter was discussed.

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.

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