Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Programme for Government

Intended results A commitment to pay parity for Early Years and School Age Care graduates in the next Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frances Byrne

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)

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Marie Brooks Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh Moriarty Councillor (Dublin City Council)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Hildegarde Naughton Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

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

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

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (The Office of Public Works)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless Minister of State (Department of Transport)