Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG
2019-01-10
Intent: Disseminate the report all Social Work Departments
Details: Invited Stakeholders to the Launch of Youth CEO Action Research Report
Officials: Fergal Lynch, Bernie McNally, Jim Breslin, Dalton Tattan, Elizabeth Canavan, David Walsh, Michael Donnellan, Vivian Geiran, ...
Methods: Invitation to Stakeholders to Youth CEO Action Research Report Launch in the Mansion House on 30/11/2018 - Email, Event held in Mansion House on 30/11/2018 - Event / Reception, Copy of Report sent to all Social Work Departments and other Stakeholders - Letter
Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG
2017-09-18
Intent: To raise awareness of issues facing Young People and Families accessing services and to explore ways that their voice can be amplified within services. To influence change in policy around how Young People and Families can access services that ensure better outcomes for them, and to raise the profile of YAP Ireland among decision makers in TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health.
Details: YAP Ireland held National Conference where young people and families presented projects that they had been working on around a theme of 'Young People Speak Out - How Can I Bring About Change' to professionals and staff.
Officials: Katherine Zappone, Anne Rabbitte, Ruth Carmody, Noel Waters, Richard Bruton, Martin Hanevy, Frances Spillane, Vivian Geiran, ...
Methods: Save the date email to all stakeholders - Email, Invitation sent to all Stakeholders - Email, Event with up to 200 invited guests and service users - Event / Reception
One Family
2016-05-21
Intent: Consideration of our Election priorities in the election manifestos of political parties.
Details: Requested a meeting to discuss our Election priorities. Election Manifesto attached to these emails.
Officials: Camille Loftus, Catherine Murphy, Lucinda Creighton, Mary Lou McDonald, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Willie O'Dea, Richard Boyd Barrett
Methods: Emails containing our Election Manifesto and requesting a face to face meeting - Email
National Youth Council of Ireland
2016-05-20
Intent: To secure a meeting with Minister Reilly
Details: To request meeting to discuss youth work policy
Officials: Camille Loftus
Methods: Email
Focus Ireland
2016-05-20
Intent: Clarification around whether flexibility is afforded to decision-makers in determining whether a young person is entitled to an aftercare plan.
Details: Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015
Officials: Camille Loftus, James Reilly
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Early Childhood Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2016-05-20
Intent: Inclusion of a range of commitments in the Programme for Government regarding public policy and investment in early childhood education and care.
Details: Programme for Government
Officials: Katherine Zappone, Camille Loftus, Frances Fitzgerald, Damien English, John Lahart, Denis Naughten, Robert Troy
Methods: Analysis of key childcare issues and how these might be dealt with in a Programme for Government. - Email, Suggestions and clarifications regarding how key childcare issues might best be dealt with in a PfG. - Phone call
Samaritans Ireland
2016-05-20
Intent: We wished to meet representatives from the political parties to outline the principles which the alliance believed should underpin health and social care reform and to see if there was political support for these principles.
Details: Samaritans is a founding member and chair of the Health Reform Alliance which brings together voices from across the charity, health, social care and academic sectors to call for Government reform of Ireland's health and social care systems. Following our launch in January 2016, we sought meetings w, ...
Officials: Mark Kennelly, Stephen Donnelly, Catherine Murphy, Billy Kelleher, Kathleen Lynch, Darren O'Rourke, James Reilly, Leo Varadkar, ...
Methods: We wrote to Ministers, party representatives and advisors introducing the HRA and seeking meetings. - Email, Following on from our email communications, we had meetings with several of the people we had contacted. - Meeting
Start Strong Limited
2016-05-20
Intent: Quality accessible affordable childcare in election manifestoes
Details: Pre-election invitations and event on how to achieve quality, accessible, affordable childcare, invitations to speak and attendance at event
Officials: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Camille Loftus, Robert Troy, Sandra McLellan, Bríd Smith, Róisín Shortall, Simon Harris, Catherine Byrne, ...
Methods: Buswells Hotel, 20 January 2016, launch of Campaign to have quality accessible affordable childcare on election manifestos and as an election issue - Event / Reception, Meeting with Neil Ward in January 2016 about education-focussed early years inspections - Meeting, Ciairín de Buis attend Social Democrats election manifesto launch in February 2016 to talk about quality, accessible affordable childcare - Event / Reception, ...
Early Childhood Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2016-01-21
Intent: Greater supports to the sector to enable planned expansion and reform to happen.::Better understanding of the challenges facing the sector in expanding to meet the expectations announced in Budget 2016, particularly in ensuring their viability and sustainability.::Ensuring new ECEC staff can be recruited and trained to required standard, and existing staff can receive appropriate education and training, particularly from levels 6 up.::Developing greater supports for children with additional needs in childcare.::Developing recruitment and training systems to meet the demands of the expansion of the sector and in driving improvements in quality.::Greater consideration of the viability and sustainability of the ECEC sector in Government decision making.::New initiatives to address low remuneration within the sector.::Action to ensure that displacement of existing services is minimised, particularly in the roll-out of the expanded ECCE.::The creation of new systems for regulating and suppo
Details: Expansion and reform of Early Childhood Care and Education scheme; viability and sustainability of the sector; Children with additional needs; recruitment and training of staff; remuneration; professionalisation of sector; building of capacity while tackling displacement; regulation of afterschool , ...
Officials: Bernie McNally, James Reilly, Fergal Lynch, Camille Loftus, Mark Costigan
Methods: Meetings at their offices of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs at Mespil Road, at the offices of ECI, at Leinster House and at conferences/events. - Meeting, Various emails providing information and outlining ECI's positioning on relevant matters. - Email, Letters providing information and setting out ECI's suggestions and positions on relevant matters. - Letter, ...
Early Childhood Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2016-01-21
Intent: Greater supports to the sector to enable planned expansion and reform to happen.::Better understanding of the challenges facing the sector in expanding to meet the expectations announced in Budget 2016, particularly in ensuring their viability and sustainability.::Ensuring new ECEC staff can be recruited and trained to required standard, and existing staff can receive appropriate education and training, particularly from levels 6 up.::Developing greater supports for children with additional needs in childcare.::Developing recruitment and training systems to meet the demands of the expansion of the sector and in driving improvements in quality.::Greater consideration of the viability and sustainability of the ECEC sector in Government decision making.::New initiatives to address low remuneration within the sector.::Action to ensure that displacement of existing services is minimised, particularly in the roll-out of the expanded ECCE.::The creation of new systems for regulating and suppo
Details: Expansion and reform of Early Childhood Care and Education scheme; viability and sustainability of the sector; Children with additional needs; recruitment and training of staff; remuneration; professionalisation of sector; building of capacity while tackling displacement; regulation of afterschool , ...
Officials: Bernie McNally, James Reilly, Fergal Lynch, Camille Loftus, Mark Costigan
Methods: Meetings at their offices of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs at Mespil Road, at the offices of ECI, at Leinster House and at conferences/events. - Meeting, Various emails providing information and outlining ECI's positioning on relevant matters. - Email, Letters providing information and setting out ECI's suggestions and positions on relevant matters. - Letter, ...