Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee (Youth Work Ireland Galway)

Lobbying Organisation Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 18 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Young people, youth workers, Board Members attended political briefing in Dublin for Youth Work Ireland members

Intended results To secure the following: Additional funding for frontline youth work services to match inflation. Recognition of youth work as a profession with statutory pay scale. Support for voluntray youth clubs. Capital projects for youth facilities similar to schools

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Irene Murphy

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

Letter All Oireachtas Members Invitations were sent to all Oireachtas Members in Galway West, Galway East and Roscommon/Galway electoral areas to attend the Youth Work Ireland political briefing in the Freemasons Hall in Dublin on April 15th 2026.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Youth Work Ireland political briefing was held in the Freemasons Hall in Dublin on April 15th 2026. The briefing was attended by Board Members, Staff and Young People from Youth Work Ireland Galway. On the day Albert Dolan, Louis O'Hara and Peter Roche attended from the 3 electoral areas we invited.

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister (Department of Education)

Noel Grealish Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

Louis O'Hara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Albert Dolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Transport)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Ollie Crowe Senator (Seanad)

John Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)