Limerick Youth Service (Limerick Youth Service)

Lobbying Organisation Limerick Youth Service

Date published 20 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Overview and tour of Community Training Centre and its activities. funding for youth work and benefits of Integrated Youth Work

Intended results Inform Minister of challenges for early school leavers and the benefits of integrated youth work. Secure funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Grady, CEO, Limerick Youth Service

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Minister visited Limerick Youth Service and toured the Community Training Centre projects, met with young people from the Training Centre and young people from the Youth Café and Comhairle na nÓg. Minister Zappone launched Limerick Youth Service' annual review of 2015 Kieran O Donnell TD was also in attendance at the event

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.

Katherine Zappone TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)