National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 19 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Sectoral response to National Strategy for Youth Work Services

Intended results To ensure the Strategy includes commitment to multi-annual funding To ensure the Strategy includes increased investment, including capital and infrastructure provision To ensure the Strategy includes commitment to Youth Information Services To ensure the Strategy includes reference to Youth Work Act 2001 To ensure the Strategy includes statement of purpose and relationships between the state and youth work sector

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.

Submission (1)

NYCI, at the request of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth composed, through consultation, a sectoral response to the Department's draft 'Policy Vision and Strategic Outcomes' document. This submission was sent to Department officials.

Meeting (1)

The sectoral response to the draft policy document was raised on 25/06 at a Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral meeting with Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

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.

Carol Baxter Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)