EPIC Empowering People in Care

Lobbying Organisation EPIC Empowering People in Care

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015

Intended results Improvements to aftercare provisions Widen understanding of lack of provisions and inconsistency of application of aftercare Changes to the legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jennifer Gargan, CEO of EPIC.

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jillian Van Turnhout (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

James Reilly (Former DPO) Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Albert O'Donoghue (Former DPO) Head of Unit (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Mark Costigan (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

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 Press releases are sent out to a large number of Oireachtas Members on our distribution list.

Email All Senators Press releases are sent out to a large number of Senators on our distribution list.

Email All TDs Press releases are sent out to a large number of TDs on our distribution list.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Aftercare amendments

Informal communication (2-5)

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Aftercare Amendments

Event / Reception (1)

EPIC Conference October 2015 'CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH’ Celebrating the 3rd Annual National Care Leavers Day

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.

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jillian van Turnhout Senator (Seanad)

James Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Camille Loftus Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Mark Costigan Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)

Kathleen Lynch Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Alan Wall Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Joan Burton Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Ciara Conway TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sandra McLellan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)