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 Social Protection

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Rate of jobseekers' allowance for all young people aged under 25 years

Intended results To equalise rates of job seekers allowance for all young people aged under 25 years The equalisation of rates of job seekers allowance for under and over 25s

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gordon, 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 (Former 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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held with Deputy John Brady and Senator Fintan Warfield in Leinster House on 07/11/23 to discuss NYCI policy campaigns where this issue was raised

Email (1)

Email of Manifesto list to office of John Brady on 15/12/23

Meeting (1)

Paul Gordon spoke on the issue with Fianna Fáil representatives on 27 September in Leinster House: Paul McAuliffe TD Minister Dara Calleary Senator Catherine Ardagh Eamon Ó Cúiv TD Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

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)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)