Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Lobbying Organisation Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Date published 14 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details YAP Ireland participation group invited Gary Gannon TD to meet our young people and to host a discussion around issues that LGBTQI young people face.

Intended results To have a time and place for young people to have their voices heard

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Andrew Pirrie

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 (6-10)

Emails were sent to Dian Sweeney PA to Gary Gannon to organise his visit to the YAP Ireland Office

Meeting (1)

On the 1st of November 2021 Gary Gannon TD visited the YAP office to hear the issues of Young People and to discuss what the state was doing to address these issues. These issues included more inclusive sex education, access to hormone clinics and more inclusive toilets in schools. Gary spent 90 minutes with the young people and staff.

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.

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)