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2024-11-28
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2024-09-06
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Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack O’Donnell (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To secure an update on the plans of the Minister to issue an invitation to tender for the continuation of court reporting of child care proceedings and the likely timeframe for the issuing of such an invitation.
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12 July: On foot of positive comments made by An Taoiseach in Dail Eireann on 10 July, the Chair of the Child Law Project wrote to the An Taoiseach to thank him for his remarks and to seek a meeting.
Letter
27 May: Chair and CEO of Child Law Project wrote to Minister O’Gorman to seek an update on his plans to issue an invitation to tender for court reporting of child care proceedings.
Informal communication
A text was sent to a special advisor following up on the letter sent to an Taoiseach on 12 July
Phone call
On 3 July the Executive Director rang Deputy Bacik to brief her on our latest volume of reports being published on 8 July and updated her of our funding situation and on request we provided her with some background information
2024-05-20
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure information on whether or not the Department will issue an invitation to tender for the continuation of court reporting of child care proceedings. And if yes, the timeline involved. To secure a change to the relevant Regulation to remedy the challenge that the Child Law Project does not have legal standing to apply to conduct court reporting in its own right.
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Following a request in our letter of 19 December 2023, the Chair, Executive Director and CEO of Child Law Project met on 26 March with Minister O'Gorman and one official in his Department's office.
Submission
On 15 February, we submitted by email a memo to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on the status of CCLRP CLG (Child Law Project) to apply to engage in court reporting.
2024-01-18
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Ó Conaill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Promote reforms in alternative care to address identified difficulties in the care system
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Participated in a meeting as part of a delegation from the Children's Rights Alliance on 9 November 2023 with the Minister and officials from his Department
2024-01-17
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure information from or a meeting with the Minister on whether or not the Department will issue a tender for the continuation of court reporting of child care proceedings::Notify the Minister that under the existing regulation the Child Law Project must use a third party to tender for court reporting
Methods: Informal communicationLetter
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Conversation took place on 28 November 2023 at a Children's Rights Alliance members meeting
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Letter was sent by email on 19 December 2023
2023-09-21
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Promote reforms in policy on child care proceedings and alternative care to address identified difficulties
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2023-05-16
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2023-01-17
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2022-09-01
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