Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 17 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details School-Age Childcare Regulations

Intended results Improved quality for children; Clarity for our member settings.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sinead Keenan

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.

Submission (1)

Responded to Department of Children & Youth Affairs call for submissions

Meeting (1)

Attendance with members at the Department of Children & Youth Affairs Open Policy Debate.

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

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