Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 06 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Family support

Intended results Increased awareness and understanding of the issues families face and importance of family support services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity stephen moffatt

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)

Invited several TDs to attend Barnardos services in their constituencies.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Appeared before several Oireachtas committees to give evidence on the impact of covid 19 on children's mental health, the need to reform the leaving certificate and child poverty

Submission (2-5)

Submitted evidence to Oireacthas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on pre-legislative scrutiny of Head of Bill regarding Guardian ad Litems.In addition, submitted a briefing on the Government's draft submission to the UNCRC

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)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)