Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Public campaign to end child inequality

Intended results Seeking political commitment to end child inequality in election manifestos and in the Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fergus Finlay, Chief Executive

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 Emailed Barnardos Rise Up manifesto

Event / Reception All TDs Invite to attend Rise Up press conference September 2015

Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members Invite to attend Rise Up Conference November 2015

Email All Oireachtas Members Distributed Rise Up Conference Report

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Emailed Barnardos Rise Up manifesto

Email (1)

Invite to attend Rise Up press conference September 2015

Email (1)

Invite to attend Rise Up Conference November 2015

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Gary Tobin re child inequality

Email (2-5)

Targeted identified key politicians to sign up to Barnardos Rise Up Manifesto

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Robert Watt re child inequality

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.

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lucinda Creighton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Terence Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Enda Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sandra McLellan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jonathan O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Ross TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Timmins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)