Don Bosco Care (Don Bosco Care CLG)

Lobbying Organisation Don Bosco Care

Date published 03 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details 1. Seeking an amendment to wording in relation to young people in aftercare to allow all children who have been in care to be eligible for full aftercare support. 2. A request to address issues impacting the voluntary care sector for children in residential care.

Intended results 1. That a young person should automatically qualify for aftercare support instead of being referred to adult homeless services. 2.Commissioning an independent review of the care system 3. Restoring the pay and pension links of the voluntary providers 3. 3. Ensuring Tusla is appropriately funded

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Terry Dignan

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.

Letter (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.

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)