Northside Partnership

Lobbying Organisation Northside Partnership

Date published 14 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Raised concerns over continued funding for the Area Based Childhood Poverty (ABC) programme currently being run by the Northside Partnership. ABC is funded by the Dept of Children and Youth Affairs and Atlantic Philanthropies. Funding was due to end in 2016 but has been extended to the end of July 2017. This limited funding window is having a significant impact on Preparing for Life, an Northside Partnershp initiative funded under the ABC Programme.

Intended results To raise awareness of the impact of funding cuts

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Rogers, CEO Northside Partership

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.

Meeting (1)

A brief meeting took place at a public event which was organised to promote awareness of Mental Health Issues

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Senator (Seanad)