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Total Lobbying Efforts: 71

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2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Aoife MacEvilly (Commissioner), Coimisiún na Meán
Intent: For Coimisiún na Meán to strengthen regulations to: promote breastfeeding as the optimal infant nutrition standard by closing loopholes that allow indirect promotion of formulas; introduce robust digital marketing regulations to curb targeted advertising of breast-milk substitutes (BMS). Strengthen monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to ensure accountability and penalise non-compliance; These actions would align Ireland's policies with international best practices and safeguard public health.
Methods: Submission
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Submission on Broadcasting Codes and the Regulation of Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula Advertising
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Education; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Strengthen protections against online hate
discrimination
and misogyny.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Education; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Combat discrimination and promote equality for marginalised groups
strengthen protections against online hate
discrimination
and misogyny.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Education; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Take decisive climate action to secure children’s futures.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Invest in education
ensuring equal opportunities for all children.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Implement Ireland’s Child Guarantee Action Plan for adequate living standards
support lowering the voting age to empower youth at 16.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Reflect Ireland’s global leadership by increasing Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Take decisive climate action to secure children’s futures.
2024-11-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Education; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; James Lawless (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Methods: Email
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Boost breastfeeding support
deliver timely interventions for children with developmental delays
Expand childhood mental health services to meet growing demands
2024-07-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lynn Boylan (Senator), Seanad; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Promote and protect the rights of all children, throughout EU legislative processes.Strengthen the Child Rights Coordinator and re-establish the CR Intergroup.Advocate for CR impact assessments on new legislative proposals.Secure a child-centered EU budget supporting the European Child Guarantee.Address the intersection of environmental sustainability and CR and well-being in relation to climate change policy, particularly as the EU redefines its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Methods: Email
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Commit to being a child rights champion in Europe
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: UNICEF intends for the government to safeguard children's rights in the implementation of the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact.
Methods: Email
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Recommendations for Safeguarding Child Rights in the Implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact.