Let's Grow Together! Infant & Childhood Partnerships CLG (Let's Grow Together)

Lobbying Organisation Let's Grow Together! Infant & Childhood Partnerships CLG

Date published 15 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Highlight disparities between Early Starts and ECCE with Ministers and TDs

Intended results Want to have a review and reform of Early Starts

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Katherine Harford

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 (2-5)

Letters sent (10/2/25) to Education Minister Helen McEntee, Fine Fail Senator Fiona O'Loughlin Spokesperson on Education, Sinn Féin TD Darren O’Rourke Spokesperson on Education, Labour TD Eoghan Kenny Spokesperson on Education and Youth and Cork North Central TD, and Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins Spokesperson for Education

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins (4/4/25) and Labour TD Eoghan Kenny (14/4/25), and officials from the Dept of Education (6/3/25)

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.

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)