National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Sectoral response to Policy Vision and Strategic Outcomes for Action Plan for Youth Services

Intended results To ensure Action Plan for Youth Work includes commitment to multi-annual funding To ensure action plan includes increased investment, including capital and infrastructure provision To ensure action plan includes Workforce Development Planning To ensure action plan includes commitment to Youth Information Services To ensure action plan includes reference to Youth Work Act 2001 To ensure action plan includes statement of purpose and relationships between the state and youth work sector To ensure action plan includes support for Universal Youth Work services To ensure young people continue to be consulted on the action plan To ensure action plan contains focus on Irish speaking young people To ensure action plan includes capacity building supports for the sector To ensure action plan includes support for targeted youth work To ensure action plan includes measures to support and promote diversity at all levels of youth work

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gordon

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.

Submission (1)

NYCI, at the request of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth composed, through consultation, a sectoral response to the Department's draft 'Policy Vision and Strategic Outcomes' document. This submission was sent to Department officials.

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.

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)