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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
2025-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christy Burke (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Lynn Boylan (Senator), Seanad; Claire Byrne (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Ray McAdam (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Janet Horner (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad
Intent: 1) Pay parity between Charity employees and their counterparts in the Public Sector and 2) Sustainability of organisations delivering critical services within the community, especially those of disadvantage.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letters to politicians to advance pay parity for State funded Charities and a strategic approach to the sustainability of service provision in the Not-for-Profit Sector |
2024-01-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Increased awareness of the services provided and benefit to the local community::Increased funding going forward to support the delivery of services
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting to celebrate 100 years of St. Mary's Early Years |
| — | within the Daughters of Charity Community Services. As part of the celebrations |
| — | we wished to advance knowledge of the particular one stop shop model (of education and training) that is offered in Henrietta Street within the local community. In the longer term we hoped to advance funding for Community Services |
2023-09-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Sustainability of quality services
Methods: Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking for work to be done to increase funding to be able to deliver services - retain staff etc |
2023-09-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Family would have a suitable and adequate home
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Trying to get a family a suitable home as they two children with diabilities |
2023-01-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Raise profile about the work of Community Services and their value in the community to secure sustainable funding.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met to advance funding for Community Services |
2022-09-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise profile about the work of Community Services and their value in the community::Gather support to increase funding for services
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met to advance funding for Community Services |
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Changes to the National Childcare Scheme so that Community Childcare Services can receive adequate funding so that children from disadvantaged areas can continue to receive excellent early childhood education.
Methods: Lobby day, Meeting, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Funding for Early Years' Service. We have experienced a reduction in funding due to the NCS which leaves continued provision of Early Years' education at risk. |
2021-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Changes to the National Childcare Scheme so that Community Childcare Services can receive adequate funding so that children from disadvantaged areas can continue to receive excellent early childhood education.
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Funding for Early Years' Service. We have experienced a reduction in funding due to the NCS which leaves continued provision of Early Years' education serviceat risk. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Changes to the National Childcare Scheme so that Community Childcare Services can receive adequate funding so that children from disadvantaged areas can continue to receive excellent early childhood education.::Different system for Early Childhood education in Community Settings similar to the Deis system in schools to ensure that disadvantages children and families are guaranteed equal access for disadvantaged children and families to early childhood education.
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Funding for Early Years' Service |
2021-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Increase in funding allocated to Early Years' Service::Change strategy for funding Early Years' Education on an ongoing basis
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Funding for Early Years' Service |