Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 18 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Barnardos sent various communications outlining our position on the proposed closure of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs seeking to influence TDs to retain the Department in the make up of the next Dáil.

Intended results Retention of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Connolly, 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

Mass communications

Email All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Barnardos wrote a joint letter with ISPCC to the leaders of the three Government parties seeking to influence their decision on the future of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

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.

Eamon Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)