EPIC Empowering People in Care

Lobbying Organisation EPIC Empowering People in Care

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Child Care Act 1991 - Review of this Act focusing specifically on establishing a legal right to Advocacy for children in care and with care experience, as well as extending the age of Aftercare supports for children leaving care.

Intended results Establishing a legal right to Advocacy for children in care and with care experience. Extending the age of Aftercare supports for children leaving care.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Terry Dignan, CEO, EPIC

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 (1)

Online meeting relating to changing the child care act 1991 to extend the age of aftercare and to establish the legal right to advocacy for children in care.

Email (2-5)

Email exchanges relating to setting up the meeting, as well as setting the agenda and circulating related documents.

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.

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)