Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Pre-budget campaign to increase funding for youth work in Budget 2024

Intended results To increase funding for youth work

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seán Campbell

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email with pre budget submission sent to all T.D.s and Senators in advance of Budget 2024

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meetings were held with T.D.'s, Senators and Officials in the period in advance of Budget 2024

Phone call (1)

Phone calls were held with Officials in advance of Budget 2024

Email (2-5)

E-mails were shared with T.D's in advance of budget 2024

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.

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

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dónall Geoghegan Joint Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Philip O’Callaghan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)