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Minister Humphreys hosts Pre Budget Forum

  • Over 60 representative organisations and community groups represented
  • A days engagement with stakeholders including workshops and dedicated focus groups

The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, today hosted the Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin Castle.

This forum offers a unique opportunity for NGOs, trade union and business representatives to discuss policy issues and present their priorities for the upcoming Budget.

Minister Humphreys was joined by Joe O’Brien, Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development, Integration and Charities.

Representatives from a broad range of organisations and community groups attended the Forum. The event was moderated by Mary Kennedy, broadcaster.

Speaking at the Forum, Minister Humphreys acknowledged how the input from attendees at the annual Pre-Budget Forum has helped her and her officials prioritise previous Budget initiatives.

The Forum provided for five thematic workshops which gave stakeholders the opportunity to discuss their priorities.

Addressing the Forum, Minister Humphreys said:

“This event provides me with a unique opportunity to hear the evidence and policy analysis from the organisations who advocate so passionately for their constituencies and the people that we all serve – whether that is pensioners, carers, people with disabilities or others who rely on social welfare supports.”

Also speaking at the Forum, Minister O’Brien said:

“The Forum is always a hugely important event - providing an opportunity for organisations to set out their priorities for the upcoming budget and therefore help Minister Humphreys and I to enter Budget negotiations and make the strongest case possible for additional resources to be included in the Budget’s Social Welfare package.”

Notes:

List of organisations represented at Pre-Budget 2025 Forum

  • Active Retirement Ireland
  • Alliance of Age Sector NGOs
  • Age Action Ireland
  • Age and Opportunity
  • AHEAD
  • Alone
  • Alzheimer Society of Ireland
  • American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
  • As I Am
  • ATD Fourth World Ireland
  • Barnardos
  • Care Alliance Ireland
  • Children's Rights Alliance
  • Chime
  • Congress Centres Network
  • Crosscare
  • Disabled Artists and Disabled Academics
  • Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI)
  • European Anti-Poverty Network
  • Family Carers Ireland
  • Focus Ireland
  • Home and Community Care Ireland
  • I.B.E.C
  • I.C.T.U
  • Inclusion Ireland
  • Independent Living Movement Ireland
  • Irish Cancer Society
  • Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association
  • Irish Council for Social Housing
  • Irish Farmers’ Association
  • Irish Hospice Foundation (rep. Alliance of Age Sector NGOs)
  • Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU)
  • Irish Refugee Council
  • Irish Rural Link
  • Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament (see Alliance of Age Sector NGOs)
  • ISME
  • Irish Traveller Movement
  • Irish Wheelchair Association
  • Mental Health Reform
  • National Association of Widows in Ireland
  • National Council for the Blind in Ireland
  • National Federation of Pensioners' Associations
  • National Youth Council of Ireland
  • Neurology Support Centre
  • One Family
  • One Parent Family Alliance
  • Pavee Point
  • Protestant Aid
  • Rehab Group
  • Retired Workers Committee (ICTU)
  • SAGE Advocacy
  • Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (S.E.A.I)
  • Simon Community
  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul
  • Social Justice Ireland
  • SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)
  • Threshold
  • The Wheel
  • TREOIR
  • Teen Parents Support Programme (TREOIR)
  • Trustus We Care
  • Union of Students in Ireland
  • Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice