Huruma CLG (Wellsprings)

Lobbying Organisation Huruma CLG

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Invited Ministers to visit Wellsprings to discuss children in care aftercare service provision and funding.

Intended results Seeking information on available funding opportunities to Wellsprings services. To share Wellsprings data and consider how to add to research in the area Inform of identified gap in services and proposal for increase in funding for staffing to remedy the service deficit.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michelle Murphy

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.

Email (6-10)

Event / Reception (1)

Padraig O'Sullivan TD and Mr Damien Boylan attended Wellsprings anniversary event.

Meeting (1)

Lord Mayor Deidre Forde - Visit and tour of facilities. Request for consideration of charity nomination by Lord Mayors Office

Submission (1)

Emailed submission to Padraig O'Sullivan TD to bring to attention of relevant Ministers re identified service gap and proposal to remedy service gap.

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)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Damian Boylan Councillor (Cork City Council)

Deirdre Forde Councillor (Cork City Council)