CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

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

Date published 22 Apr, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details In advance of the combined Third and Fourth Periodic Reviews of Ireland under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Children's Rights Alliance advocated for further implementation of the Convention in Ireland

Intended results To secure further implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Ireland Proposals on the implementation of recommendations from the UN Committee

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.

Meeting (2-5)

This took place at side meetings in advance of and during the Combined Third and Fourth Periodic Review of Ireland under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Geneva and in Dublin preceding the review.

Letter (1)

Letter to Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with regard to further implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through a follow-up conference.

Email (1)

Email to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with regard to further implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through a follow-up conference.

Phone call (1)

Phone call with the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the publication of the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child further to the Combined Third and Fourth Periodic Review of Ireland under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Phone call (2-5)

Phone call to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with regard to further implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through a follow-up conference.

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)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)