Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Programme for Government

Intended results Inclusion of a range of commitments in the Programme for Government regarding public policy and investment in early childhood education and care.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dónall Geoghegan, Director of Policy and Communications

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)

Dónall Geoghegan (Former DPO) - (-)

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 Email setting out the '9 Childcare Essentials' for the Programme for Government.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Analysis of key childcare issues and how these might be dealt with in a Programme for Government.

Phone call (6-10)

Suggestions and clarifications regarding how key childcare issues might best be dealt with in a PfG.

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 TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)