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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 16)
Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Pender (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform political party leaders of our priority asks ahead of General Election 2024
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | One Family Election Manifesto ahead of GE 2024 |
Politician(s) lobbied: Nandor Kiss (Member of Commission), European Parliament
Intent: Inform the European Commission of the barriers faced by lone parents in accessing and affording childcare, housing, employment and educational opportunities
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invited to speak as stakeholders re Ireland's Employment |
| — | Social Affairs and inclulsion division of the European Commission |
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform political party leaders of our priority asks ahead of General Election 2024
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | One Family Election Manifesto ahead of GE 2024 |
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To influence politicians to seek enhanced measures for lone parent families in Budget 2025-improved social protection payments, improved access to education for lone parents, reduce food and energy poverty and continue progress with Family Law reform.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Disseminated One Family Pre-Budget Submission |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Asked three Government coalition leaders to sign up to Together For Public pledge for a publicly funded model of Early Childhood Education and school age care system ahead of Budget 2025
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Together For Public pledge for a publicly funded model of Early Childhood Education and school age care system ahead of Budget 2025 |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: An increase in the payment for children living with families in direct provision.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To ask Government to roll out enhanced payment for children living in Intl Protection Accommodation |
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: An increase in this payment (now called the Child Support Payment) and to mantain the age differentiation-more paid for children aged 12 and over.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Co-signed letter with Children's Rights Alliance calling for an increase in the Qualified Child Payment (IQC) ahead of Budget 2025 |
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Improved social protection measures, child poverty targets set and action plan published, improved access to early years education, particularly for children living in emergency accommodation, more amenities and services for young people in local communities, hot school meals to be made available to all schools, free books and digital devices to primary and secondary school, to retain the Child Poverty and Wellbeing Office under the Dept of An Taoiseach.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Round table meeting with Senator Mary Seery Kearney to discuss Budget 25 priorities re children and young people. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: For lone parent families to receive an exemption to avoid eviction from state funded direct provision accommodation given how difficult it is to source private accommodation.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Co-Signed letter steered by Action Aid re families with leave to remain status being evicted from International Protection Accommodation |
2024-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Angela Denning (Chief Executive Officer), The Courts Service
Intent: To enhance and improve access and services for court users who are parenting alone, separating or sharing parenting.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Courts Service in relation to their consultation for the next iteration of the ICT |
| — | Digital and Data Strategy. |
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