Business in the Community Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Business in the Community Ireland

Date published 20 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 We requested bridging funding for our EPIC programme due to delay in ESF tender

Intended results Bridging funding to continue the programme until tender called

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity tomas sercovich

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.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister O Gorman formally requesting funding for the EPIC programme

Email (6-10)

Copy of letter requesting funding sent to other Ministers and also copy of a letter from 40 CEOs of BITCI members supporting the ask

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Paschal Donohue regarding the EPIC programme and potential job losses in the Phibsboro constituency

Letter (1)

Letter from supporting NGOs issued to Minister O Gorman

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)