National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Programme for Government & Youth Policy

Intended results Seeking inclusion of NYCI manifesto asks in Programme for Government on Youth structures, youth policy and youth work funding Meetings to discuss the Programme for Government and youth policy in the new Oireachtas Introduce NYCI and youth work to new TDs, Senators and Education and Youth Spokespeople Establishment of an Oireachtas Committee on Youth in the new Oireachtas Parliamentary Questions to be raised on issues related to the Ministerial brief as they related to youth affairs Youth work services raised in Dáil debate on Programme for Government To secure a meeting with the new Minister for Education and Youth

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathryn Walsh

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)

Kathryn Reilly (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Request for introductory meeting to NYCI to all Oireachtas members, providing a copy of NYCI briefing document

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Email to all FF TDs to include asks in PFG

Email (6-10)

Emails on the need for an Oireachtas Committee on Youth with briefing document

Meeting (21-30)

Meetings with new Oireachtas members in Leinster House to introduce them to the work of NYCI and to youth work

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister McEntee

Virtual Meeting (1)

Zoom meeting with Pearse Doherty TD on youth work and youth policy

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.

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor D McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Education)

Joanna Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Donna McGettigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nessa Cosgrove Senator (Seanad)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Linda Nelson Murray Senator (Seanad)