National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Skills Summary programme

Intended results To secure continued funding and support for the Skills Summary Programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Cunningham

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.

Email (1)

Email from our CEO Mary Cunningham on 4th Sept to Minister Simon Harris inviting him to Skills Summary event on Nov 2nd

Email (1)

Email from our CEO Mary Cunningham on 16th Oct to Minister Neale Richmond inviting him to Skills Summary event on Nov 2nd

Event / Reception (1)

Minister Neale Richmond attended Skills Summary event in the Gibson Hotel on Nov 2nd. Presentations were made by young people on the importance of youth work, and value of Skills Summary programme.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)