Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Youth Homelessness for those young people who are outside state care but know to those services

Intended results Inclusion of this group of young people in the youth homelessness strategy and in work planning of CYA

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Wayne Stanley

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.

Submission (1)

Submission to the consultation on youth Homelessness Strategy

Meeting (1)

4th May: Met with Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to discuss the frontline experience of Simon Communities on this issue

Letter (1)

Following meeting of 4th May per the request of the Deputy followed up with additional information to Deputy Funchion

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.

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)