SVP launches special appeal as it predicts a wave of calls for help in Leitrim and across Ireland Removal of the moratorium on energy disconnections and evictions will cause new hardship Reporter: '); The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has launched a special appeal for donations as it predicts a wave of calls for help in the coming months. In the first three months of this year, the SVP received more than 500 calls every day from individuals and families struggling to make ends meet on a reduced or inadequate income. Rose McGowan, SVP National President said: “To continue to support those who seek our help we need the kindness of the Irish public who have responded generously in the past.