Overwatch Report

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Act 1991 - Review of this Act focusing specifically on establishing a legal right to Advocacy for children in care and with care experience, as well as extending the age of Aftercare supports for children leaving care.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Communication to Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone in relation to state funding received from Tusla for the organisation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Act 1991

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éimear Fisher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Expanding EPIC service to provide a national advocacy service for children and young people in care.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éimear Fisher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day Feb 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day Feb 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] information exchange

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] information exchange

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] information exchange

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] children in care / child care act / care day / aftercare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] children in care / child care act / care day / aftercare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day Feb 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 246 more

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] The Childcare (Amendment) Act 2015, and the National Aftercare Policy and Guidance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Relevant members'} {'name': 'Social Media All Senators', 'role': 'Relevant Senators'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Act 1991

Public Officials Lobbied

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

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Act 1991, and Policy around children in care and aftercare.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email distributed to relevant Oireachtas members and Senators interested in childrens rights.'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] HIQA Dublin South Central Foster Care Service Report Identifies Serious Child Protection Issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Press release 'HIQA Dublin South Central Foster Care Service Report Identifies Serious Child Protection Issues' released on April 18th 2017. EPIC's media distribution list includes Oireachtas members."}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Care Day 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Press release 'Care Day 2017 is only 6 weeks away !' released on 6th of January 2017 as a diary notice. EPIC's media distribution list includes Oireachtas members, who were invited to attend the event."} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Press release 'Care Day 2017: Celebrations Kick Off Next Week!' released on 9th of February 2017 as a diary notice. EPIC's media distribution list includes Oireachtas members, who were invited to attend the event."}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting on issues relating to children in care and young people in aftercare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care (Amendment) Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Requesting assistance in securing an OPW venue for EPIC's Annual Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Request for meeting to discuss issues relating to the care system at a European level

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Mental health services for under 18s in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Freeman', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Raise an issue of homelessness for an adult who grew up in care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joanne Pender', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Presentation and submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on Foster Care and related issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Direct Provision / Asylum / McMahon Recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Aftercare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] mental health

Public Officials Lobbied

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

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] aftercare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Relevant Oireachtas members and Senators formed part of an email distribution list in advance of EPIC's conference 13 October 2017"} {'name': 'Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Relevant Oireachtas members and Senators formed part of an email distribution list in advance of EPIC's conference 13 October 2017"} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] constitutional rights for children

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Relevant Oireachtas members and Senators formed part of an email distribution list in advance of EPIC's conference 13 October 2017"} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} + 1 more

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "Press release through our media distribution list which includes TDs 'EPIC calls on Election Candidates to commit to UNCRC recommendations'."}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs