Early Childhood Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Daniel Ennis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Parliamentary Questions on Early Years and School Age Care matters, including: Childminding, an Employment Regulation Order, Commercial Rates, National Conversation, First 5 Implementation Plan, Equal Start survey, the Sustainability Fund for settings and an overall update on achievements

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Membership of the Steering Group of the National Childminding Action Plan

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Daniel Ennis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Lourda Scott (Councillor), Wicklow County Council; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Marie Brooks (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Support for our Budget 2027 proposals: Pay parity for graduates, an increase in Graduate Premiums and in-service days for Early Years and School Age Care settings

Methods: EmailVirtual MeetingMeetingLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Support for our Closures Policy Proposal

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Cian Farrell (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Anne Marie Brooks (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad; Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Orla Finn (Councillor), Wicklow County Council; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Boland (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Diarmuid Wilson (Senator), Seanad; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O’Sullivan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kevin 'Boxer' Moran (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Support for improvements for the workforce, increased investment, proper capacity planning and better use of data

Methods: Lobby dayEmailLetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Liam O'Sullivan (Chief Executive Officer), Tailte Éireann

Intent: Clarity about eligibility for ECCE-only settings, to assist with any policy work

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Information about policy and/or implementation progress, costs and data on Early Years and School Age Care matters

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Support for our policy proposals about the State-led initiative, including transparency and regular reporting by the Dept of Children, Disability and Equality

Methods: EmailMeetingSubmission

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad

Intent: The full implementation of the National Childminding Action Plan

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Bernie McNally (Secretary General), Department of Education

Intent: A strong focus on Early Years and School Age Care in the forthcoming Convention

Methods: Meeting