Irish Girl Guides CLG (Irish Girl Guides)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Girl Guides CLG

Date published 19 Oct, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Supports for increased funding for the youth sector and what an increase would support Irish Girl Guides to do nationally. This was part of the National Youth Council of Ireland Campaign who have submitted the lobbying return in general. We had some individual conversations with representatives whom we would like to note here.

Intended results Extra funding for the youth sector for 2021 Promotion of Irish Girl Guides

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Claire Barkey, Maureen Dillion, Orla O'Neill, Jillian Van Turhout

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

Email All Senators Youth Work Changes Lives Campaign, increased funding for the youth sector nationally

Email All Oireachtas Members Youth Work Changes Lives Campaign, increased funding for the youth sector nationally

Email All TDs Youth Work Changes Lives Campaign, increased funding for the youth sector nationally

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Youth Work Changes Lives Campaign, increased funding for the youth sector nationally - virtual meetings with Niamh Smyth TD and Senator Mary Seery Kearney.

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.

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)