Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 31)
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Shared key business priorities on the pay transparency directive and gender pay gap reporting
Details: EU pay transparency directive and gender pay gap reporting
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Email, Meeting
Ibec
2025-09-19
Intent: Ensure understanding of business position on the proposed introduction of a new equality ground of socio-economic status
Details: Proposed new Equality Ground
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Letter
Irish Penal Reform Trust
2025-09-19
Intent: Removal of barriers to accessing lone parent payment for women with a partner in prison and asked for this to be considered in policy development.
Details: Advocating for children impacted by parental imprisonment and women with a partner in prison.
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Informal communication
Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre
2025-09-19
Intent: Implementation of the National Traveller & Roma Inclusion Strategy
Details: Traveller & Roma Issues
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Meeting
Outhouse CLG
2025-09-19
Intent: To secure the inclusion of socio-economic status as a protected ground in the legislation.
Details: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024
Officials: Norma Foley, Carol Baxter
Methods: Email
Irish Foster Care Association
2025-09-18
Intent: Seeking their support in our ask to have the Back to School allowance made available to all Foster Carers and not to be means tested. We attached the letter we sent to Minister Foley also.
Details: Communication to Full Committee on Children, Disability and Equality
Officials: Anne Marie Brooks, Anne Marie McNally, Anne Rabbitte, Bernie McNally, Carol Baxter, Colm Ó Conaill, Conor Rowley, David Delaney, ...
Methods: Seeking Committee's support in our ask to have the Back to School allowance made available to all Foster Carers and not to be means tested. We attached the letter we sent to Minister Foley also. - Letter
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-09-17
Intent: Information around the structure of the new department
Details: 1st Bilateral Meeting with DCE and Community and Voluntary Pillar
Officials: Carol Baxter
Methods: Introduction as part of Community and Voluntary Pillar. - Virtual Meeting
European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland
2025-09-17
Intent: Adding Socio-economic discrimination as a ground in equality legislation
Details: Letter to Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality, email to Minister and senior officials re socio-economic status in equality legislation
Officials: Norma Foley, Claire Kerrane, Kiera Keogh, Aidan Farrelly, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Charles Ward, Nessa Cosgrove, Chris Andrews, ...
Methods: Activity was taken as part of the Add the 10th Alliance. It involved engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, the Joint Committee on Children and Equality and officials in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. - Email
European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland
2025-09-17
Intent: Adding Socio-economic discrimination as a ground in equality legislation
Details: Letter to Chairperson of Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality, email to Minister and senior officials re socio-economic status in equality legislation
Officials: Norma Foley, Claire Kerrane, Kiera Keogh, Aidan Farrelly, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Charles Ward, Nessa Cosgrove, Chris Andrews, ...
Methods: Activity was taken as part of the Add the 10th Alliance. It involved engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, the Joint Committee on Children and Equality and officials in the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. - Email
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