National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Rate of jobseekers' allowance for all young people aged under 25 years

Intended results To equalise the rate of jobseekers' allowance for all young people aged under 25 to the higher adult rate To ascertain levels of young people under 25 on reduced rates of jobseekers allowance To ascertain costs related to the equalisation of jobseekers allowance

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grace McManus

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)

Grace McManus (Former DPO) Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

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 A copy of NYCI's pre-budget submission was sent to Oireachtas members which contains a submission on equalising jobseekers allowance for u25's

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails to Deputy Francis Noel Duffy on 13/05 requesting the submission of parliamentary questions on rates of jobseekers allowance

Event / Reception (1)

The importance of equalisation of jobseekers allowance for under 25's was raised with Minister Humphreys and Dept Sec. Gen at the National Economic Dialogue 2024 in Dublin Castle on 27/05

Submission (1)

A written submission was made on this issue to the Department of Social Protection's pre-budget forum, and this issue was raised at the forum in Dublin Castle on 11/07/24 where Minister Humphrys, Minister O'Brien and Department officials were present.

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.

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

John McKeon Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)