The Prevention and Early Intervention Network (The Prevention and Early Intervention Network (PEIN))

Lobbying Organisation The Prevention and Early Intervention Network

Date published 18 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Request was made to 4 TDs to raise PQs regarding (1) First 5 and (2) children's health & development checks - one PQ each

Intended results Have the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Youth and Integration and the Minister for Health respond to the questions.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maria O'Dwyer, National Coordinator

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 (2-5)

One email each to four TDs, asking that they would raise a parliamentary question: - development of a dedicated child health workforce -number of children on waiting lists for primary care services -number of Public Health Nurses per CHO - number of children, per CHO, who have missed developmental screening

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.

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)