Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 12 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Capacity in Early Years and School Age Care settings

Intended results The need for effective planning to ensure every child has access to an Early Years and School Age Care place

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Frances Byrne

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.

Email (1)

Request for a Parliamentary Question on the number of additional places the Department of Children believes are needed in settings.

Email (1)

Update on capacity issues in the Early Years and School Age Care system

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.

Aiden Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)