National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details EU Youth Dialogue & EU Presidency

Intended results Advise Department of Education and Youth on options around EU Presidency and EU Youth Goals Engagement with Young Voices and NYCI on EU Youth Dialogue Report Meeting on Youth Engagement in Ireland’s EU Presidency Parliamentary questions on funding for the EU Presidency Discuss EU Presidency Priorities

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

Submission and email sent to the Oireachtas Committee on EU Affairs (sent to the clerk)

Email (2-5)

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, with the Community and Voluntary Pillar on EU Presidency Priorities

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.

Thomas Byrne Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Cliodhna O’Neill Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)