Daughters of Charity Child and Family Service

Lobbying Organisation Daughters of Charity Child and Family Service

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details National inconsistency in international police clearance for staff working with children and young people.

Intended results Clear national guidance on validation and standardised approach to international police clearance

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam Ó Dálaigh, Director of Services

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Daughters of Charity Child and Family Services

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Management Office, First Floor, T O'Reilly Building, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9

Main business or activity Other

Company website www.docchildandfamily.ie

Contact email address liam.odalaigh@docharity.ie

Contact phone number 018425100

Contact address Management Office, First Floor, T O'Reilly Building, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

August 2015 Letter sent to Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and copied to Minister for Health and Minister for Justice. Letter highlighting inconsistency and challenges in policy and standards in the application of international police clearance. Letters of response received in August and September 2015.

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.

James Reilly Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)