Dara Calleary

Constituency / panel: Mayo
Membership: 2024-11-29 → current
Office: Minister for Social Protection (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)
Office: Minister for Social Protection (2025-06-02 → current)
Office: Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2025-06-02 → current)
Office: Minister for Rural and Community Development (2025-01-23 → 2025-06-01)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 2754
Lobbying returns: 1
SIPO donation records: 91%
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Lobbying return by UNICEF Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Endorsement of our election manifesto which outlines UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Election Manifesto outlines 10 urgent priorities grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

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Published name "UNICEF Ireland" equals CRO name "UNICEF IRELAND" (CRO 371124) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Raise profile of the National FRC Programme and provided an opportunity for Oireachtas members to meet with FRC representatives from their region.::Launch of the FRC National Forum Pre-Budget Submission for 2025 including seeking an optimum core funding of €240,000 for all 121…

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Published name "National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG" equals CRO name "NATIONAL FORUM OF FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 382737) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

communication & understand for what providers go through

Lobbying return by Sensational Kids CLG

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for funding via a Service Level Agreement for therapies for children Support for capital funding for National Child Development Centre

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Published name "Sensational Kids CLG" equals CRO name "SENSATIONAL KIDS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 432465) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Highlight business concerns regarding the lack of availability of child care services and how this was impacting the ability of people to participate in the workforce

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Emphasise the need for childcare to become a career for people rather than a progression point onto some other sector, and for the government to promote this.

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Called for greater funding and investment in childcare facilities to support the expansion of the services, particularly in regional areas.

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for Early Childhood Ireland's Budget 2024 proposals.