Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Lobbying Organisation Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Date published 18 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Informing the Minister of Independent Mental Health Advocacy work being carried out by YAP Ireland and the need for Advocacy services to be delivered nationwide

Intended results Raising awareness of Independent Mental Health Advocacy work being carried out by YAP Ireland and the need for Independent Advocacy Services to be delivered nationwide given the Maskey Report

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán O'Dwyer

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.

Letter (2-5)

Letters sent to various ministers and department heads requesting a meeting to discuss the need for and importance of Independent Advocacy Services following the publishing of the Maskey Review into the care received by children and young people at South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health services between July 2016 and April 2021

Meeting (1)

Met with the Minister Mary Butler to discuss the need for and importance of Independent Advocacy Services across Ireland and to present to her the services already being provided by YAP Ireland in this area.

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Kevin McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)