Sensational Kids CLG

Lobbying Organisation Sensational Kids CLG

Date published 05 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Following up on funding request towards project costs of building a new national child development centre

Intended results 1) To allow for the provision for existing approved projects under the INIS IIP endowments programme to be able to apply for funding for increased costs since the programme closed in Feb 2023. 2) To seek funding from government towards the costs of building a National Child Development Centre and to discuss proposal for service provision

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity n/a

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

To allow for the provision for existing approved projects under the INIS endowments programme to be able to apply for increased costs since the programme closed in Feb 2023. To follow up on requests for government funding towards costs of Building National Child Development Centre

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Rabbitte at Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Dublin about proposal for therapy service provision and funding towards costs of building a National Child Development Centre

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)