Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 14 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Budget 2025 and Part Manifestos

Intended results Better inform members of the oireachtas and civil servants about the issues facing the families we support and the need for increased funding to support services helping those families.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stephen Moffatt

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 Emailed all members of the oireachtas with a copy of what we believed should be included in a new programme for government, prioritising issues such as the need to address child poverty and increase wellbeing supports to parents and their children.

Email All TDs Send a summarised copy of our pre-budget submission to all TDs just before Budget 2025.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Held an event focused on children's experience of living in homes with domestic violence and abuse present. 20 children, all part of our empower kids programme, with lived experience spoke to guests on the day.

Meeting (1)

Held a meeting with two TDs to discuss issues facing families we support in Cork.

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.

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)