Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Raise awareness of the challenges facing providers in the childcare sector and highlight potential solutions to those challenges
Details: Issues affecting providers
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Methods
Meeting
Official Profile
Most Recent Title
Assistant Secretary
Most Recent Public Body
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
First Seen
20 January 2016
Last Seen
19 September 2025
Observed Titles
Acting Assistant SecretaryAdviser to MinisterAssistant Secretary
Observed Public Bodies
Department of Children and Youth AffairsDepartment of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: To have some of CSI's budget asks reflected in the 2026 budget.
Details: CSI's Budget Submission
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Methods
Submission
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Influence change in the childcare policies in Ireland. Raise awareness among legislators of CSI's policy priorities.
Details: CSI's policy priorities
Methods
EmailMeetingSubmission
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: To communicate industry perspectives on Government childcare policy
Details: Childcare Services Ireland query
Officials
Methods
Phone call
Respond
2025-09-19
Intent: Key Challenges being addressed in Budget 2026
Details: Construction specific funding model for AHBs.A cost recovery model to address legacy issues with CAS/CLSS units.Funding of communal facilities and staffing for large schemes.Expanding access to Cost Rental Homes.CREL funding model should have in-built flexibility.Funding for deep retroftting of S an, ...
Officials
Methods
Email
Irish Foster Care Association
2025-09-18
Intent: Seeking their support in our ask to have the Back to School allowance made available to all Foster Carers and not to be means tested. We attached the letter we sent to Minister Foley also.
Details: Communication to Full Committee on Children, Disability and Equality
Officials
Methods
Seeking Committee's support in our ask to have the Back to School allowance made available to all Foster Carers and not to be means tested. We attached the letter we sent to Minister Foley also. - Letter
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-09-18
Intent: To advocate on public early childhood care and education.
Details: Early childhood care and education
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Methods
Took place on the 20th May 2025. - Meeting
Intent: To influence decision-making for Budget 2025 including raising the Child Support Payment; Increased investment in Equal Start the early years funding model to tackle disadvantage; to provide funding for a new DEIS plus model in education and provide increased resources for Tusla’s overall budget to support its core child protection and welfare system.
Details: To lobby for the introduction of specific measures to tackle child poverty in Budget 2026
Officials
Methods
Letter
Early Childhood Ireland
2025-09-12
Intent: Support for Early Childhood Ireland's proposal that the government names the date to bring Early Years and School Age Care graduates into pay parity with teachers.
Details: Budget 2026
Officials
Methods
A 'Meet the CEO' event. - Lobby dayEmailLetter
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-09-01
Intent: To disseminate the findings of the MESL annual update report and the associated evidence-based policy recommendations in the Pre-Budget Submission
Details: Disseminate annual Minimum Essential Standard of Living report and associated pre-budget submission policy recommendations
Officials
Methods
Attended Social Inclusion Forum, 8th May, to contribute latest MESL findings to the discussion - Event / ReceptionEmail sent on 27th May to inform of upcoming publication of MESL 2025 report and invite to MESL seminar - EmailMESL seminar held on 17th June in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. Included presentation from MESL Research Team on the cost of a MESL in 2025, giving an overview of the: - change in cost of the minimum essentials required to live with dignity - cumulative impact of inflation since 2020 on minimum living costs and income adequacy - assessment of adequacy of social welfare supports - examination of the impact of services and in-work supports - outlining key policy recommendations for Budget 2026. - Event / Reception
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