Early Childhood Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Early Childhood Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Various matters of concern to members: Garda Vetting; insurance; Funding; Responses to Covid-19.

Intended results Highlighting member concerns on a range of issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Teresa Heeney

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 (2-5)

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Email (11-20)

Submission (1)

Providing care for the children of frontline staff during the current phase of the Covid-19 public health response in Ireland

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.

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Bernie McNally Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Patricia Ryan Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Sinead Fennell Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)