Overwatch Report

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Barnardos shared its annual review with officials from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor Rowley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Barnardos wrote to the new Minsiter for Children and Youth Affairs introducing him to our work and seeking a meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Community] Barnardos engaged with the new Minister for Community Development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Barnardos forwarded a pre budget submission to the Minister for Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Education and Training] Barnardos' Back to School Report shared with the Minister for Education and TDs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email forwarded with report attached'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Barnardos shared its Pre-Budget Submission with the Department of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and all TDs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email with submission attached.'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Highlighting the needs of vulnerable children and parents in Ireland. Presenting the work of Barnardos and stressing the need for adequate statutory funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Barnardos

January–April

[Health] Waiting Lists for access to assessment, treatment and services in the health services for children.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly (Currently employed as a DPO)", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Email Barnardos Pre-Budget 2020 Submission, this included asking for the restoration of a funding cut imposed on Barnardos and other organisations receiving funding under Service Level Agreements from Tusla Child and Family Services, at a cost of €3 million.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "All members of the Oireachtas were targeted through this communication. Tailored emails were sent to the Minister for Finance and finance spokespersons, Minister for Health and health spokesperson, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and children's spokespersons, Minister for Social Protection and Employment Affairs and relevant spokespersons, Minister for Education and relevant spokespersons to pull out the main recommendations for their relevant briefs."} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Foghlú', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Education and Training] Barnardos School Costs Survey

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Informed members of the results of Barnardos Annual School Costs Survey and recommendations for change in order to make education truly free. This included recommending that Budget 2020 introduce free school books for all children at a cost of €20 million.'} {'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Health] Follow-up to previous correspondance to Minister Simon Harris regarding the services that Barnardos provides for Birth Mothers and how these may assist in the implementation of the recommendations of First Report of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Health] Follow-up correspondence to publication by Minister Katherine Zappone of the recommendations of First Report of the Collaborative Forum of Former Residents of Mother and Baby Homes. In particular to inform Ministers Harris and Zappone that Barnardos provides services that may support the implementation of the Forum's recommendations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Highlighted the impact of public sector funding cuts to the delivery of Barnardos child and family services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Éimear Fisher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Lobbied public representatives for a restoration of a funding cut imposed on Barnardos and other organisations receiving funding under Service Level Agreements from Tusla Child and Family Services, at a cost of €3 million. Invited public representative to come to our service in their constituency.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 60 more

Barnardos

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Informed the Minister about the delivery of services by Barnardos to families living in Direct Provision.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Calling on the Minister for Justice to fund the development of Hammond Lane and reform the family court service.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Barnardos

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Inform all politicians of Barnardos LOST Childhood campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 20 more

Barnardos

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Guardian ad Litem Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Éimear Fisher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Barnardos

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Continuation of ABC funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Inform politicans of Barnardos LOST campaign and policy priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Mental Health Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Barnardos

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Development of Better Finglas programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathleen Boud', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Connaghan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Emma Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Housing policy to help stem child homelessness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Influence spending and resource allocation of primary healthcare budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Inform Oireachtas of lengthy waiting lists for accessing public health care services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Sent Barnardos Winter Waiting Lists Report to all members'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Education and Training] Increase expenditure in education budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Sarah O'Neill", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Influence Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Mental health services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Barnardos

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for Family Resource Centres

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs