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2026-01-16
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2025-09-04
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Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Awareness of The Ark's work and discussion of any ways that this work could contribute to the DEIS Plus programme once it is announced
Methods: Email
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A request to meet with the Minister to introduce The Ark's and share our work with DEIS schools and how it might contribute to the goals of DEIS Plus.
2025-01-16
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Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To emphasise the importance of the Child Poverty Unit and the need to ensure it's continued work and focus on Ireland's youngest and most vulnerable citizens, their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and collaboration between The Ark and the Unit. The omportnace of the access to art and culture for children in poverty and the role that The Ark can play in enabling these children's rights to art and culture to be realised.
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Spoke with An Taoiseach Simon Harris in relation to The Ark Children's Cultural Centre and the Child Poverty Unit in the Taoiseach's Department
2025-01-16
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Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; David Delaney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Implementation of the International Protection Child Payment
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Joint letter calling for the implementation of the International Protection Child Payment
2025-01-16
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Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC payment) in Budget 2025
Methods: Email
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Joint letter on the call to raise the Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC payment) in Budget 2025.
2025-01-16
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Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: The aim of the meeting was to explore and establish areas of shared interest and concern and to ensure that children's participation in art and culture is central to any strategy to eliminate child poverty.
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The meeting took place following an email from Ark Chair
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Carol Fawsitt
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to request that the Child Poverty Unit
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based in the Department of the Taoiseach
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is made a permanent fixture and is fully supported. The meeting was scheduled in order to explore the possibilities for The Ark and the Child Poverty Unit to collaborate in realising children's right to art and culture. regardless of background or circumstance.
2024-09-16
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2024-05-18
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2024-01-19
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