Family Carers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Family Carers Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details FCI Pre-Budget Submissions 2026

Intended results Support and Incorporate FCI proposals into policy/ actions in 2026 budget

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Moriarty, Barry Finegan, Danielle Dunne, Clare Duffy, Karen McCullagh, Beth Wogan, Sharon Foley, Catherine Cox

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.

Meeting (1)

Mairead Farrell Noel Grealish Hildegard Naughton Kiera Keogh Andrea Dalton Fintan Phelan Thomas Kinsella John Pender Fergal Browne John Cassin Michael Doran Andy Gladney Ken Murnane Charlie Murphy Brian O’Donoghue Will Paton Willie Quinn Jim Deane Paul Doogue Daniel Pender Adrienne Wallace Ben Ward Hildegarde Naughten Peter Burke

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Dep Cormac Devlin

Event / Reception (2-5)

Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Email (2-5)

Dep Barry Ward

Email (1)

Shay Brennan Maeve O’Connell Neale Richmond Minister Jim O’Callaghan Dep James Geoghan Dep Eoin Hayes Dep Ivana Bacik

Event / Reception (1)

Pauline Tully Mark Wall Erin McGreehan Charles Ward Cathal Crowe Pat Gallagher Catherine Callaghan William Aird Barry Heneghan Duncan Smith Colm Burke Danny Healy Rae Claire Kerrane Natasha Newsome Drennan Gillian Toole Mattie McGrath Michael Moynihan Marian Harkin Catherine Ardagh Garret Ahearn Linda Nelson Murray Malcolm Noonan Victor Boyhan Rónán Mullen Nessa Cosgrove Laura Harmon Maria McCormack Patricia Stephenson Anne Rabbitte Maria Byrne Aubrey McCarthy

Virtual Meeting (1)

Minister Emer Higgins Paul McAuliffe TD - Fianna Fáil

Letter (2-5)

Norma Foley TD

Letter (1)

Kevin McCarthy

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.

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kiera Keogh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Hayes TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Andrea Dalton Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Fintan Phelan Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Thomas Kinsella Councillor (Carlow County Council)

John Pender Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Fergal Browne Councillor (Carlow County Council)

John Cassin Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Michael Doran Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Andy Gladney Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Ken Murnane Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Charlie Murphy Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Brian O'Donoghue Councillor (Carlow County Council)

William Paton Councillor (Carlow County Council)

William Quinn Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Jim Deane Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Paul Doogue Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Daniel Pender Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Adrienne Wallace Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Ben Ward Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Pauline Tully Senator (Seanad)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Marian Harkin Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan Senator (Seanad)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Nessa Cosgrove Senator (Seanad)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Maria McCormack Senator (Seanad)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)