National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Social Protection

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Attendance at a meeting of the Labour Market Advisory Council.

Intended results To provide advice to the Minister and the Government on the efficient operation of the labour market, and to inform wider labour market policy.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Marie-Claire McAleer

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.

Meeting (1)

Attended a Labour Market Advisory Council meeting in the Department of Social Protection, Dublin on the 29 June 2022. Received a presentation from the Secretary General and updates on the latest labour market developments. Received updates from the LMAC subgroups, and on employment research. Discussed the Pathways to Work Annual Report and received a presentation from the OECD on their ongoing review of Ireland’s national skills strategy.

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.

John McKeon Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)

Niall Egan Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)

David Hegarty Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)