Atlantic Youth Trust

Lobbying Organisation Atlantic Youth Trust

Date published 11 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Atlantic Youth Trust - Delivery of Programme for Government item

Intended results Funding released to progress the project

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Neil O'Hagan

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.

Letter (11-20)

Letters sent to various elected representatives and civil servants.

Meeting (1)

Brief discussion with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Seafest in Galway. This was not a formal meeting, rather a chance encounter.

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paul Kehoe Minister of State (Department of Defence)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Maurice Quinn Secretary General (Department of Defence)

Robert Mooney Assistant Secretary (Department of Defence)

Aidan O'Driscoll Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Niall Burgess Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Ruairí de Búrca Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Philip Hamell Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)