YMCA Dublin

Lobbying Organisation YMCA Dublin

Date published 08 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Seeking changes to State's approach to childcare, youth & community service provision

Intended results To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to State's policy on and/or secure funding for service provision for children and young people in under-served communities

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stuart Buchanan

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 (1)

Single email to Jennifer Whitmore TD to outline Community Hub model and make proposals on the State's service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities for inclusion in Social Democrat's election manifesto

Email (1)

Single email to Anne Rabbitte TD to outline Community Hub model and make proposals on the State's service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities for inclusion in Fianna Fail's election manifesto

Meeting (1)

Single meeting with Claire Kerrane TD to outline Community Hub model and make proposals on the State's service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities for inclusion in Sinn Fein's election manifesto

Meeting (2-5)

Two meetings with Senator Emer Currie to outline Community Hub model and make proposals on the State's service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities for inclusion in Fine Gael's election manifesto

Virtual Meeting (1)

Follow up meeting with Minister for CEDIY Minister of State for CEDIY to discuss potential opportunities for establishing new service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities in Fingal

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 TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)