Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 30)
Women's Collective Ireland (WCI) formerly National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks
2025-09-01
Intent: Intended results were that DCDE continue to core fund WCI and increase their investment in WCI in order to support the organisation to implement incremental increases to staff pay and to implement community education programmes in each of the 17 local WCI Women's Projects
Details: WCI Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: Carol Baxter, Norma Foley
Methods: Pre-Budget submission addressed to the DCDE Minister - Submission
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-07-29
Intent: Strengthen partnership approach with the Department on matters concerning the community and voluntary sector.
Details: Bilateral Meeting with D/CDE with the Community and Voluntary Pillar
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Meeting covered new developments in the department, equality legislation, workforce and funding in the disability sector, and overview of policy development in early childhood education and care. - Virtual Meeting
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG
2025-05-21
Intent: Invitation to attend the Marriage Referendum +10 Conference on Tuesday 13th May 2025 in Dublin Castle
Details: Marriage Referendum +10 Conference
Officials: Claire Kerrane, Máire Devine, Mary Lou McDonald, Gary Gannon, Aidan Farrelly, Mark Wall, Richard Boyd Barrett, Ruth Coppinger, ...
Methods: Save the Date, Invitation, and two reminders sent to attend the Marriage Referendum +10 Conference on Tuesday 13th May 2025 in Dublin Castle - Email
Age Action
2025-05-21
Intent: Strategy recognises and makes provision for the needs of older women
Details: Strategy for Women and Girls
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Attendance at group consultation on the Strategy, at the invitation of the Department of Justice - Meeting
Irish Penal Reform Trust
2025-05-20
Intent: To stress the need to ensure that both the grounds of socio-economic status and criminal convictions history are included in the amended Equal Status Acts as grounds of discrimination.
Details: Amendments to equality acts and grounds of discrimination
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Spoke with Carol Baxter informally following the in-person consultation on the National Strategy for Women and Girls on 4 March 2025 in the Department of Children, Equality and Disability - Informal communication
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-05-13
Intent: To advocate for the inclusion of lower socio-economic status as a protected ground in upcoming equality legislation.
Details: As Part of the Add the 10th Alliance, had a meeting with public officials in the Dept. of Children, Disability and Equality on Equality Legislation processes.
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Virtual meeting as part of the alliance to discuss the process of the review of Equality Legislation - Virtual Meeting
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
2025-05-09
Intent: To meet with the Department to discuss the General Scheme and how it will be advanced.
Details: Request for further information and a meeting to discuss the General Scheme of the Equality Bill 2024.
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Email sent on 15 January 2025. - Email, Phone call (and message left) on 16 January 2025. - Phone call, Meeting with Carol Baxter on 22 January 2025. - Meeting
European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-01
Intent: Adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation
Details: As part of campaign by Add the 10th Alliance to add socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation sent a Letter to Minister Norma Foley seeking a meeting, emailed and met with a senior Department official and emailed a Councillor
Officials: Norma Foley, Carol Baxter, Dean Mulligan
Methods: Emailed Letter to Minister Norma Foley on behalf of the Add the 10th Alliance to look for meeting re adding socio-economic status as a ground in equality legislation - Letter, Met with Carol Baxter, Assistant Secretary in Department of Children, Disability and Equality - Meeting, Email to Councillor Dean Mulligan Fingal County Council - Email
Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation
2025-03-06
Intent: Increase of funding for youth work in Budget 2025
Details: Pre-budget campaign to increase funding for youth work in Budget 2025
Officials: Alan Ahearne, Jack Chambers, Carol Baxter
Methods: Meeting to discuss Foróige's pre-budget submission - Meeting
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
2025-01-21
Intent: Advocated for the reporting requirements to be manageable for SMEs as the threshold lowers in 2025 and for a helpline or dedicated support team to be set up to assist smaller businesses in meeting the requirements.
Details: Sent letter to Assistant Secretary General Carol Baxter highlighting member feedback on Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: https://www.dublinchamber.ie/Portals/0/Submissions/Letter%20on%20Gender%20Pay%20Gap%20Reporting%20-%20Final.pdf?ver=aKYt63MQvA9TGn0lBNsHIg%3d%3d - Letter