National Youth Council of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation National Youth Council of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill

Intended results Gather information on plans for scheduling of 3rd Stage of the bill Request that a Parliamentary Question be asked Recommend Coalition Against Hate Crime amendments to the Bill Express CAHC's interest in engaging in the future to fully transpose Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combatting Racism and Xenophobia Express CAHC's support for the passage of the legislation Support for the Hate Offenses Act

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Luna Liboni (on behalf of CAHC)

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 Senators Email to majority of Senators sent on 15 October

Email All TDs Email to majority of TDs sent on 22 October

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

Email correspondence with various TDs and Senators throughout Sept-Oct 2024

Social Media (6-10)

Messages to Senator Annie Hoey on 11 October 2024

Letter (2-5)

Letter sent to Taoiseach Simon Harris TD, Minister Helen McEntee TD, and Minister Roderic O'Gorman.

Informal communication (1)

Conversation with Minister Helen McEntee TD on 16 October 2024.

Letter (1)

Letter to Sinn Féin outlining the CAHC support for the Hate Crime Act, need for protections for minority groups and a request for a meeting

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.

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)