CCLRP CLG (Child Law Project)

Lobbying Organisation CCLRP CLG

Date published 06 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Tender for court reporting

Intended results To secure an update on the plans of the Minister to issue an invitation to tender for the continuation of court reporting of child care proceedings and the likely timeframe for the issuing of such an invitation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maria Corbett

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.

Letter (1)

27 May: Chair and CEO of Child Law Project wrote to Minister O’Gorman to seek an update on his plans to issue an invitation to tender for court reporting of child care proceedings.

Letter (1)

12 July: On foot of positive comments made by An Taoiseach in Dail Eireann on 10 July, the Chair of the Child Law Project wrote to the An Taoiseach to thank him for his remarks and to seek a meeting.

Informal communication (1)

A text was sent to a special advisor following up on the letter sent to an Taoiseach on 12 July

Phone call (1)

On 3 July the Executive Director rang Deputy Bacik to brief her on our latest volume of reports being published on 8 July and updated her of our funding situation and on request we provided her with some background information

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

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

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack O’Donnell Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)