Irish Foster Care Association

Politician(s) lobbied: Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Access to pensions for Foster Carers

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: John Gilbane (Specialist), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: To support DCDE in their consultation for the new policy

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Keira Keogh (TD), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kevin Boxer Moran (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: 1/10/25 - For Oireachtas members to support our 5 Pre-Budget Submission 2026 asks::2/10/25 - Email sent to all who attended to thank them for dropping by and sending them the full Pre-Budget Submission requesting that they support our 5 asks.::18/9/25 - To ask Foster Carers to email their local representatives to let them know about our Pre-Budget Submission asks.

Methods: Lobby dayEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Aisling Dunne (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Michael Brennan (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Raise awareness for foster carers, children in care, finances for foster carers and increased core funding for IFCA from Tusla

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Requesting support in including our asks in their alternative budget.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Lawler (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Craig Dwyer (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Daragh O'Connor (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Darren Murray (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Deirdre Shanley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Devesh Singh (Chief Medical Officer), Department of Social Protection; Elaine Quinn (Chief Appeals Officer), Department of Social Protection; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; Fiona Penollar (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Fiona Ward (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Geraldine Hurley (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Jim Lynch (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Joan Gordon (Director of Services or Equivalent), Department of Social Protection; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; John Conlon (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; John McKeon (Secretary General), Department of Social Protection; Liam Daly (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Mairín Haran (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Michael Bunyan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; Niall Egan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Niall O’Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Social Protection; Pat Delaney (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Paula Lyons (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Pauric McPhillips (Special Adviser), Department of Social Protection; Rónán Hession (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Teresa Leonard (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Tim Duggan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Tony Kieran (Assistant Secretary), Department of Social Protection; Treasa Kelly (Special Advisor), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members

Methods: Lobby day

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: email to our full membership to ask that they send an email that we have auto populated (via a website called Uplift) to all their local representatives with our Pre Budget 2026 Submission asks. This generated emails to a number of elected representatives on behalf of IFCA

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Meeting with Mark Wall, TD to discuss our pre-budget submission 2026 asks.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Meeting with Garret Ahearn, Senator to discuss our pre-budget submission 2026 asks.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Eamon Murphy (Political Director), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas

Intent: Discussions regarding our pre-budget submission 2026 asks.

Methods: EmailMeeting