Childminding Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Childminding Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Representing Childminders view, concerns and emerging issues on the new Childminding Regulations.

Intended results To work with the Department to ensure that childminders views were heard, understood and where necessary adjustments made, or plans to adjust agreed to the new childminding regulatory system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bernadette Orbinski Burke

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? To raise childminding issues with General Election 2024 candidates.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Raising childminding issues with TD's and candidates of the General Election 2024.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Concerning issues arising concerning Childminding Regulations, and childminding issues. A personal email when the Minister was subjected to an incident when canvassing for General Election 2024.

Letter (1)

The letter included concerns about emerging re the new Childminding Regulations, the current resources available to Childminding Ireland, and the need for multi-year funding as soon as possible.

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)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)