UNICEF Ireland

Lobbying Organisation UNICEF Ireland

Date published 23 Aug, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Children's health related concerns due to the environment

Intended results Lead on improvements to children’s environments today, by reducing waste, air and water pollution and ensuring greater investment in high-quality housing and public transport. Improve environments for the most vulnerable children, by prioritising investments designed to improve the quality of housing and neighbourhood conditions for the poorest families. Ensure that environmental policies are child sensitive, by undertaking child rights impact assessments and putting children at the forefront of adaptation measures. Involve children, the main stakeholders of the future: Decision makers must listen to their perspectives and take them into account when designing policies that will disproportionately affect future generations. Policies and practices must safeguard the natural environment on which children depend. Governments and businesses, through regulations and/or incentives, should identify and mitigate their global impact on the environment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vivienne Parry

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.

Email (1)

An executive summary of UNICEF's Report was sent along with a link to the full report. UNICEF requested an opportunity to discuss the report’s findings and recommendations with the Department of Children team.

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 Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

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

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)