EPIC Empowering People in Care

Lobbying Organisation EPIC Empowering People in Care

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Meeting on issues relating to children in care and young people in aftercare

Intended results Raise awareness on the need for additional supports for children in care and young people in aftercare

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Terry Dignan, CEO

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)

Discussion around issues related to care, aftercare, educational outcomes. Two meetings took place on the 22nd of February 2017 and the 4th of April 2017.

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.

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)