Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 09 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Back to school costs

Intended results Highlighting the extensive costs of sending children to school and the concerns parents have about their children's development as a result of school closures

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity stephen moffatt

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.

Email (100+)

Emailed all TDs the findings of our back to school survey 2021. Additionally emails opposition parties education spokespeople directly in relation to education catch up fund.

Submission (1)

Responded to the call for evidence to inform the development of the government's third national domestic, gender and sexual based violence strategy.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Suzanne Connolly and Christine Hennessy appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to post adoption support

Phone call (1)

Paul Mc Cauliffe regarding the FRC in Finglas West requesting his assistance with easements required from the department of education on the land we are trying to purchase.

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 TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)