Limerick Youth Service (Limerick Youth Service)

Lobbying Organisation Limerick Youth Service

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Following announcement by Limerick Youth Service that it would cease to manage The Factory Southside Youth Space, Galvone, Limerick as of December 31st 2019. Local elected representatives contacted LYS to offer assistance to ensure that facility remain open.

Intended results Ensure that the Southside of Limerick City would have access to a multi purpose youth space and sporting facility.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona O'Grady, CEO was approached by local elected Councillors to make representations on behalf of Limerick Youth Service to negoiate for the retention of the Youth Space.

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.

Phone call (2-5)

CEO of Limerick Youth Service would have received initial calls and updates from elected Council representatives - Michael Sheahan and Catherine Slattery.

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.

Catherine Slattery Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Michael Sheahan Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)