EPIC Empowering People in Care

Lobbying Organisation EPIC Empowering People in Care

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Funding for state body - the Child and Family Agency, TUSLA.

Intended results To urge the Government to increase its allocation of funding for TUSLA.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jennifer Gargan, CEO.

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 TDs Press releases go out to a large number of TDs

Email All Senators Press releases go out to a large number of Senators

Email All Oireachtas Members Press releases go out to a large number of Oireachtas Members

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Press Release issued on our website, and distributed to our select distribution list.

Social Media (2-5)

Twitter feeds related to TUSLA funding.

Meeting (2-5)

The issue of adequate and appropriate funding of TUSLA has been raised at several meetings.

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.

James Reilly Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Ciara Conway TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sandra McLellan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)