Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

Lobbying Organisation Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Joint letter with the Children's Rights Alliance and other organisations to the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Children, calling on the Government to uphold its commitment to make meaningful progress towards reducing poverty, by targeting resources towards the most effective actions to break the cycle of child poverty

Intended results Increased spending by the Government on issues and programmes to reduce child poverty.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ian Power

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 Copies of the letter which was addressed and sent to the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Children were also forwarded to the email inboxes of all sitting members of the Oireachtas

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letter was addressed and sent to the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and Minister for Children, with copies also distributed to all TDs and Senators

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)