National Women's Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Women's Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Shared the National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) pre-budget submission to all political representatives and invited them to the NOFPA PBS launch

Intended results To highlight NOFPA's PBS asks to Oireachtas members and invite them to the NOFPA PBS launch in hopes that some would attend

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Alex Richardson

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email sent on 18/06/2026

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Alex along with the NOPFA membership attended and hosted the NOPFA budget launch on 30/06/2026. Officials were lobbied on primary calls; mainly spoke to childcare. Spoke with Sinead Gibney TD, Eoin Hayes TD, Roderic O'Gorman TD, Claire Kerrane TD and Noel McCarthy TD at the launch

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.

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Hayes TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)