National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Removal of sub-minima rates of national minimum wage for under-20s

Intended results Intended results Information as to the additional revenue that would be raised by raising the national minimum wage for under 20s in line with those aged 20 and over.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gordon

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)

5 e-mails to Louise O’Reilly between 28.06 and 27.07 seeking information by way of PQ as additional revenue that could be raised for the exchequer by removing sub-minima rates of the NMW.

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.

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)