Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 16 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Pay and professionalisation matters in the Early Years and School Age Care system

Intended results Parliamentary Questions on specific issues of concern

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 (2-5)

A request to Deputy Wall to submit a Parliamentary Question on pay for Early Years educators and School Age Care practitioners.

Email (2-5)

A request to Deputy Kerrane to submit a Parliamentary Question about the Programme for Government reference to an 'Earn and Learn' Apprenticeship model for Early Years and School Age Care staff.

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.

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)