Daughters of Charity Community Services

Lobbying Organisation Daughters of Charity Community Services

Date published 15 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Funding for Early Years' Service

Intended results Increase in funding allocated to Early Years' Service Change strategy for funding Early Years' Education on an ongoing basis

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Mc Phillips

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Collectively that we would address the issue with Mary Fitzpatrick as a strategy to inform the current government in an effort to bring about change

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Daughters of Charity Community Services CLG

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 9 Henrietta Street

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website www.doccs.ie

Contact email address mmcphillips@doccs.ie

Contact phone number 086 8444930

Contact address 9 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Emails were to alert Mary Fitzpatrick of the issue and to ask her to meet members of Dublin City Cooperative virtually to get a briefing on the issue

Virtual Meeting (1)

The meeting was to brief Mary Fitzpatrick on the issue

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.

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)