The CARI Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The CARI Foundation

Date published 16 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Seeking €200,000 in additional funding to eliminate or at least reduce waiting times for therapy for children and support for families affected by child sexual abuse(CSA) or sexualised behaviours.

Intended results Attract additional funding to reduce or eliminate waiting times

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mona O Leary, Board Member

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.

Meeting (1)

Met with Minister of State Finian Mc Grath in his clinic to brief him on waiting list and to seek meeting with Minister Katharine Zappone.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Zappone to seek meeting to discuss CARI waiting lists.

Phone call (2-5)

Calls to Minster Zappone seeking meeting date.

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Finan McGrath Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)