The CARI Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The CARI Foundation

Date published 19 Feb, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Urging Government including the Department of Health, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth and the Department of Justice to act collectively to prevent CARI from having to close its doors.

Intended results For government to support our call for adequate funding to maintain all our services and to continue developing our much need service throughout the country.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer O Neill

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members 1 email to advise of CARI's funding crisis and risk of closing. followed by an email update.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister McEntee in CARI in Dublin to discuss CARI's funding crisis.

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Kieran O Donnell in relation to CARI's funding crisis.

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)