Meath Youth Federation CLG (Youth Work Ireland Meath)

Lobbying Organisation Meath Youth Federation CLG

Date published 01 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Retention of the Department of Children & Youth Affairs

Intended results DCYA remains as it's own ministerial department

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Geraldine Hogarty

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

Mass communications

Letter All TDs All representatives for Co Meath

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter re: Rentention of the Department of Children & Youth Affairs

Email (1)

Minister English requested letter to be emailed to him for presentation to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Informal communication (1)

Conversation with Minister Helen McEntee and Minister Roderick O'Gorman at a local event re: retention of DCYA and expansion of our services

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.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)