Federation of Early Childhood Providers (Federation of Early Childhood Providers)

Lobbying Organisation Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE)

Intended results To improve funding for ECCE providers and improved dialogue with Government and the Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Elaine Dunne

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.

Social Media (51-100)

Tweets calling for government attention for the childhood care and education sector and issue of ECCE capitation increased funding for the sector

Letter (6-10)

Letters to Roderic O'Gorman and Anne Marie Brooks via Lisa Hughes

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Roderic O'Gorman and Anne Marie Brooks

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Michael McGrath

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Marie Brooks Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)