Carlow Regional Youth Services Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Carlow Regional Youth Services Ltd

Date published 22 Apr, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Political briefing in the Freemasons Hall, Molesworth Street with Youth Work Ireland and other Member Youth Services on the 9th April, 2025

Intended results Meet with our local TD's to discuss policy issues re youth work and plans for current and future developments

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

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.

Email (2-5)

Emails sent to all local TDs in Carlow Kilkenny area informing them of the event and inviting them to call on the day between 12 and 3

Lobby day (1)

CEO and two Youth Workers attended on the day to meet with local TDs

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.

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan Senator (Seanad)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)