CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Lobbying Organisation CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details To inform the development of a pilot programme on food poverty to tackle holiday hunger.

Intended results A commitment to provide €1 million in funding for a pilot programme to tackle holiday hunger in Budget 2025.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tanya Ward

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting at Government Buildings with officials from the Dept of the Taoiseach. Meeting of Food Poverty Working Group.

Phone call (2-5)

Letter (1)

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.

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Anne Marie McNally Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Niall Egan Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)