Limerick Youth Service (Limerick Youth Service)

Lobbying Organisation Limerick Youth Service

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Highlight the work currently being done by LYS Youth Justice Project's in Limerick area.

Intended results Give first hand experiences to the Minister of State at Dept of Justice of the numbers of young people voluntarily engaging with the Youth Justice programme and the interventions used and outcomes. Highlight the importance of the family support in the project and highlight challenges faced in the delivery of the programme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Priscilla Sheehan

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)

Minister of State for Dept of Justice Niall Collins requested to visit Limerick Youth Service Youth Justice Projects. The aim for LYS was to demonstrate with case studies and statistics the benefits f the work being done with young people, together with their families who chose to engage with the Youth Diversion Projects

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.

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Justice)