National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy and related matters

Intended results To ascertain the full estimated cost of implementing the Youth Homelessness Strategy over its three-year life course To ascertain the estimated cost of the Supported Housing for Youth pilot project per young person per year

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Grace McManus

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Grace McManus (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

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.

Email (2-5)

Email to Deputy John Brady on 08th June requesting two parliamentary questions be submitted on the Youth Homelessness Strategy, and the Supported Housing for Youth Pilot

Phone call (1)

Phone call from office of Deputy John Brady 19/06, raised issues of LGBTQIA+ homelessness and related targets within the youth homelessness strategy

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.

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)