CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Lobbying Organisation CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Date published 18 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Funding to Childcare and quality measures

Intended results Increase funding to childcare in national budgets and provide additional funding for quality measures

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tanya Ward

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)

Sent Ms McNally the Children's Rights Alliance analysis of Budget 2018 for young children - seeking additional funding; seeking public funding to be spent directly into quality measures

Email (1)

Sent Pre-Budget Submission 2018 seeking additional funding for the Affordable Childcare Scheme, additional funding to quality measures.

Meeting (1)

Pre Budget 2018 and Affordable Childcare Scheme

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.

Bernie McNally Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Patricia Ryan Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)