Irish Foster Care Association (Irish Foster Care Association)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Foster Care Association

Date published 20 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Children in care with disabilities

Intended results To request that Senator Dolan raise awareness in the Seanad about children in care with disabilities.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Bond, CEO

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)

Meet with Senator Dolan in Leinster House, to discuss the issue of children in care with disability, and to request that he raise this issue in the Seanad.

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.

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)