Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (FirstLight )

Lobbying Organisation Irish Sudden Infant Death Association

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Sought support for retention of a senior Minister and Department for the Community and Voluntary Sector and that the contribution of charities, and community and voluntary organisations is recognised, and adequately resourced and supported in the next Programme for Government.

Intended results Appointment of a senior Minister and Department for the Community and Voluntary sector. For the the contribution of the Community and Voluntary sector, especially in the Covid-19 environment, to be recognised

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fionnuala Sheehan

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.

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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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Gary Gannan TD (Dublin City Council)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dublin City Council)

Mary Lou Mc Donald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)