Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Date published 13 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Advocating for two Jack and Jill families who were denied placements in a local special school in Kerry (St. Francis Special School) due to a systematic procedural error.

Intended results Assistance in resolving this matter for the two families, so that the children could secure their school placements without further delay.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Reen, Liaison Nurse Manager at Jack and Jill

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Full Name Family A

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address

Contact phone number

Client 2

Full Name Family B

CRO number (if applicable)

Principal Address

Contact phone number

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Norma Foley, Minister of Disability and Equality. Email sent 08.49hrs 28th Nov 2025

Email (1)

Michael Moynihan, Junior Minister Education & Youth with Special Responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion. Email sent 13.49hrs 28th Nov 2025

Phone call (1)

Michael Moynihan, Junior Minister Education & Youth with Special Responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion. Telephone call 13.27hrs 28th Nov 2025.

Phone call (1)

Michael Healy Rae, Junior Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Telephone Call 14.52hrs 28th Nov 2025.

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)

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