GIY Ireland (GIY Ireland CLG)

Lobbying Organisation GIY Ireland

Date published 21 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 Letter sent to Marc Ó Cathasaigh on 11th October for the attention of Minister Roderic O'Gorman, to invite him to discuss how they could collaborate to bring this project to scale and support those who need it most.

Intended results Collaboration and funding support to deliver GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme Collaboration and funding support to deliver GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Kelly

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)

Letter sent to Marc Ó Cathasaigh for the attention of Minister Roderic O'Gorman, outlining details of a programme GIY are delivering in Citywest, called 'Grow the Neighbourhood- Citywest', inviting Minister O'Gorman to discuss collaboration on the programme

Informal communication (1)

Encountered Marc O'Cathasaigh in public/on train, where topic of GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme was discussed. MK requested Mr O'Cathasaigh to share details with Minister O'Gorman re potential collaboration, and sent follow up email as per Activity 1

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.

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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