Crosscare (Crosscare)

Lobbying Organisation Crosscare

Date published 06 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Crosscare is a member of the network, CRAVA (Children’s Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association). On behalf of CRAVA, Gordon Hill of Crosscare emailed Ministers Donohoe and O' Gorman (and their secretaries/assistants) and Secretary General of the Dept. of Public Expenditure, David Maloney, seeking meetings to discuss children’s residential care funding to not-for-profit service providers.

Intended results Intended results are a meeting of CRAVA member organisations with Ministers Donohoe and O' Gorman, engagement with the CEDIY Oireachtas Committee and enagagement with the Sec. General of DPER on different aspects of staff and service funding of NGOs providing residential care for children.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gordon Hill, Crosscare

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.

Email (6-10)

A total of 9 emails were sent by Gordon Hill of Crosscare to Ministers Donohoe and O' Gorman (and their secretaries/assistants) and to David Maloney (Sec. General Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform).

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)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

David Moloney Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)