The CARI Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The CARI Foundation

Date published 13 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Contacting Government ministers regarding to lack of state funding to provide an essential service to children affected by child sexual abuse.

Intended results Secure stable funding for charity that provides therapy & support to children affected by CSA.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emer O Neill (CARI Chief Executive Clinical Officer )

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)

Kieran O Donnell (Currently employed as a DPO) Minister of State (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name THE C.A.R.I. FOUNDATION

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address CARI House Ennis Road Limerick, LIMERICK, Ireland

Main business or activity

Company website www.cari.ie

Contact email address hello@cari.ie

Contact phone number 061 582224

Contact address CARI House, Ennis road, Limerick

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (2-5)

Spoke with Kieran O Donnell about CARI's urgent need for funds and scheduled meeting.

Email (2-5)

Sent 1 email to Minister O Gorman, Minister McEntee, Minister Hourigan & Minister Bruton and received a response in relation to CARI's funding crisis.

Meeting (1)

Met with Kieran O Donnell at CARI HQ.

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.

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

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

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)