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2023-05-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: some awareness and support regarding the Building Blocks grant and the tiny percentage awarded towards retrofit of premises compared to the percentage towards energy. We are not for profit service offering high quality low cost childcare in a disadvantaged area and we urgently need repairs to our building based on a Tusla report otherwise we may have to close our service. We have appealed the decision also
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Building Blocks decision |
| — | we emailed several members of the Oirchteas |
2017-01-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Katherine Zappone (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Highlight our position regarding the new regulations and unqualified Community Employment participants no longer allowed to be included in Adult child ratios
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | New Early Years (Pre-School) regulations introduced in December 2016 |
2016-09-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Katherine Zappone (Minister), Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Intent: We are not sustainable and cannot generate more income to employ fully trained staff to comply with this regulation. We need additional support funding to employ the additional qualified staff to comply with the new regulation. Otherwise we will close with the loss of 60 childcare places and 26 staff which would be huge blow to a RAPID area with a number of DEIS schools. We cannot increase our fees so we need additional support funding for additional staff to keep the nursery open.
Methods: Meeting, Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We are a community based nursery in a disadvantaged area and rely on CE participants engaged in childcare training to staff the nursery. The new Pre school regulation re mandatory FETAC level 5 qualification for adults who work directly with the children will have a disastrous impact on our nursery. We rely on CE participants to make up the adult child ratios and if we no longer can count them in we need to employ fully qualified staff to comply with this new regulation. |
2016-01-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Conaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eric Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Reilly (Minister), Department of Children and Youth Affairs; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sandra McLellan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Burton (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Social Protection; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jan O'Sullivan (Minister), Department of Education and Skills; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jonathan O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Enda Kenny (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gerry Adams (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (Minister), Department of Education and Skills; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Noonan (Minister), Department of Finance; Alan Kelly (Minister), Department of Environment, Community and Local Government; Gerald Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Paudie Coffey (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Community and Local Government; Kevin Humphreys (Minister of State), Department of Social Protection; Ann Phelan (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Seeking derogation to allow those who are in training for their FETAC Level 5 childcare qualification to be included in the child/adult ratios. Once they are being supervised by a qualified supervisor those in training should be allowed be included in adult/child ratios.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Amendment to Pre School Regulations: With effect from Sept. 2016 it will be mandatory for those working directly with pre school children to have their full FETAC Level 5 childcare qualification. Anybody who does not have their full qualification will not be allowed to be included in the adult child ratios. We operate a Community Employment Project and the majority of the participants are engaged in childcare training for their full qualification. |