YMCA Dublin

Lobbying Organisation YMCA Dublin

Date published 10 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Seeking changes to State's approach to childcare, youth & community service provision

Intended results To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model and/or explore options for partnership delivery in order to seek changes to State's policy on and/or secure funding for service provision for children and young people in under-served communities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stuart Buchanan

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 (2-5)

Follow up emails to Minister for Education & Youth regarding the State's approach to youth work provision in rapidly expanding & under-served communities, including a specific request for a funded pilot in Parkside / Belmayne.

Email (2-5)

Follow up emails to Minister for Childcare, Disability & Equality, Norma Foley TD regarding the State Led ELC Capital Programme, including a specific request to pilot our Community Hub model in west Dublin.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Clare Kerrane TD & Ruairí Ó Murchú TD to view our Community Hub model, and to discuss the State's policy on ELC service provision in under-served and/or disadvantaged communities as per Sinn Fein's Childcare For All policy.

Phone call (1)

Phone with Emer Currie TD to discuss the State's policy on ELC service provision in under-served and/or disadvantaged communities, with a particular focus on State Led ELC Capital Programme.

Informal communication (2-5)

Follow up text messages to Emer Currie TD regarding State Led ELC Capital 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.

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)