Limerick Youth Service (Limerick Youth Service)

Lobbying Organisation Limerick Youth Service

Date published 17 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Advocate on behalf of Limerick Youth Service' Ability Programme which was coming to an end in December 2023 and the funding application submitted to secure the programme for a further 5 years.

Intended results Advocate on behalf of Limerick Youth Service' WorkAbility programme funding application, the existing funding for Ability programme is coming to an end. If successful the funding would secure the programme for a further five years.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Zoe Gogarty

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?) No

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.

Meeting (1)

Information meeting with Minister Willie O'Dea at a private event and staff member advocated on the benefits of the Ability progamme and the success to date. Informed that funding applciation had been submitted to fund the programme for another 5 years. Email follow up requested by Minister O'Dea.

Email (1)

Email sent highlighting the Ability Programme funding coming to an end and that we have applied for the WorkAbility Programme funding, if funding application is successful we will support/coach/mentor an additional 200 young people with a disability over a five year period into education, training or employment

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.

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)