National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Rate of jobseekers' allowance for all people aged under 25 years

Intended results To influence the increase of the rate of jobseekers' allowance for all young people aged under 25 years in line with the maximum person rate for those aged over 25 years To ascertain the numbers of young people on different rates of Job Seekers Allowance

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grace McManus

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Grace McManus (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emailed Deputy Gary Gannon to request submission of three Parliamentary Questions to the Minister of Social Protection on 16th of May

Submission (1)

Submission outlining NYCI's pre-budget asks, with particular emphasis on our call for equalisation of job seekers allowance rates, sent to the Dept of Social Protection on 15/06/23

Meeting (1)

Attended the Department of Social Protection's Pre-Budget Forum on 19/07/23, and argued for equalisation of Job Seekers allowance during workshops

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)