Helen McEntee

Fine Gael · Meath East

Activity on Children and Youth Affairs — 38 events (34 lobbying · 4 questions · 0 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
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  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Children and Youth Affairs

  • AsIAm hosted the 14th Autism Europe Congress in Dublin and invited a number of elected representatives and DPOs to take part. The Congress was supported by Failte Ireland, Dublin City Council and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality.
• 2026-01-21
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  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs

  • A meeting to brief the Minister on Belong To’s education and youth work priorities, present our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission, and invite her to launch SUAW 2025 
  • Minister Helen McEntee launched Stand Up Awareness Week 2025 on 3 November.
• 2026-01-21
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  Inclusion Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Farrelly Commission and future Commissions of Investigations
• 2026-01-20
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  Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs

  • Informal meeting to discuss funding for youth work
• 2026-01-20
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  Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs

  • Invitation to spunout 20th anniversary event and launch of insights report Loneliness: What Ireland’s Young People Are Telling Us
  • Correspondence to introduce Sinead Keane, newly appointed CEO of spunout.
• 2026-01-19
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  Triple P UK Ltd Children and Youth Affairs

  • Public policy concerning parenting and families in Ireland
• 2026-01-19
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  National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • The Family Resource Centre National Forum (FRCNF) provided a briefing to Oireachtas members on the 25th of September 2025 in the AV room in Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The briefing is part of the FRCNF's calls for a renewed Government commitment to increase the National FRC Programme core funding for all 121 FRCs to €240,000 ahead of Budget 2026.
• 2025-09-21
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  Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists Children and Youth Affairs

  • "IASLT alongside colleagues from PSI, AOTI, IASW, INDI wrote to the Mnister highlight our collective concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol and to request an urgent meeting."
• 2025-09-19
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  Youth Work Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Meeting with Minister Mc Entee and youth sector
• 2025-09-19
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  National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Youth Work policy
• 2025-09-18
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  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Children and Youth Affairs

  • To lobby for the introduction of specific measures to tackle child poverty in Budget 2026
• 2025-09-18
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  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland National Event 2025
• 2025-09-17
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  Triple P UK Ltd Children and Youth Affairs

  • Public policy concerning parenting and families in Ireland
• 2025-09-10
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  CyberSafeIreland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Children's online safety
• 2025-06-03
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  Crosscare Children and Youth Affairs

  • On 28 May 2025, Crosscare, Youth Work Ireland and Foroige wrote to Minister MacEntee (cc-ed Bernie McNally and Karl Duff) asking to meet re the inclusion of youth workers in the recent WRC pay agreement.
• 2025-05-22
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  YMCA Dublin Children and Youth Affairs

  • Seeking changes to State's approach to childcare, youth & community service provision
• 2025-05-21
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  Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie Children and Youth Affairs

  • Email letter to Minister McEntee advocating for a policy of state-funded youth hubs, potentially as part of the National Development Plan
• 2025-05-21
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  Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs

  • YAP Ireland Annual Report 2024 Launch
• 2025-05-21
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  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. 4 returns Children and Youth Affairs

  • Emailed new ministers requesting meetings to discuss Belong To's work and policy priorities.
  • Invitations to speak at Belong To's LGBTQ+ Quality Mark Awards.
  • Invitation to speak at Belong To's LGBTQ+ Quality Mark Awards.
  • Email about Belong To's It's Our Social Media campaign, and an invitation to meet to discuss.
• 2025-05-20
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  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Children and Youth Affairs

  • Letters to newly appointed ministers
• 2025-05-20
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  Childhood Development Initiative Children and Youth Affairs

  • Tusla Reform plans
• 2025-05-20
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  National Centre for Youth Mental Health Children and Youth Affairs

  • Launch of Neart with Department of Education and NEPS
• 2025-05-20
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  National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Programme for Government & Youth Policy
• 2025-05-19
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  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED 3 returns Children and Youth Affairs

  • To influence the next programme for government by identifying key measures needed for children and young people.
  • Initiation of a DEIS Plus programme and the issue of seclusion and restraint in schools.
  • Advocacy on Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2025.
• 2025-05-01
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  CyberSafeIreland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Children's online safety
• 2025-03-06
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  Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs

  • Letter highlighting importance of including a section dedicated to youth work in the Programme for Government
• 2025-02-19
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  Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie Children and Youth Affairs

  • Emails to incoming Ministers and officials regarding policy priorities for the new Dail term, particularly around youth mental health and youth work
• 2025-01-20
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  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Children and Youth Affairs

  • To influence the next programme for government by identifying key measures needed for children and young people.
• 2025-01-20
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  National Youth Council of Ireland 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs

  • General Election 2024 & Informing priorities for youth work
  • General Election 2024 & Informing priorities for youth work
• 2025-01-20
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  The Prevention and Early Intervention Network Children and Youth Affairs

  • As part of our 'Hands Up for Children' campaign, we created both an Election Manifesto and a wish list for the new Programme for Government, all of which are available on our website: https://pein.ie/hands-up-for-children/
• 2025-01-17
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  Gaisce - The President's Award Children and Youth Affairs

  • Engagement to encourage Gaisce inclusion in election manifesto / programme for Government
• 2025-01-16
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  BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Children and Youth Affairs

  • The CEO of Belong To emailed TDs to congratulate them on their election and to highlight the importance of including priority LGBTQ+ issues in the Programme for Government.
• 2025-01-16
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  Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Programme for Government
• 2024-11-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Children and Youth Affairs

  • Implement Ireland’s Child Guarantee Action Plan for adequate living standards, support lowering the voting age to empower youth at 16.
• 2015-12-02
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to a Topical Issue debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, for an update on his efforts to provide equal access to pre-school for all children, including children with a disability or disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/15]
• 2015-11-03
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the changes to the early childhood care and education scheme will impact on a person (details supplied) [37431/15]
• 2015-10-21
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department’s engagement with plans for a nationwide scheme to provide preschool assistance for children with special needs, ensuring equal access for these children to the early childhood care and education scheme; if he will acknowledge the excellent work of a group (details supplied) in promoting the developmental and educational importance of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35335/15]
• 2015-10-21
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  Asked Children

  Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the burden of child care costs borne by parents of young children in commuter communities, such as in counties Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, etc, whose child care requirements are extended by the length of time it takes to commute from home to work in Dublin city; if he will update Dáil Éireann on the Government's plans to support such parents, who are playing a central role in Irish economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35334/15]