Youth Work Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Youth Work Ireland

Date published 20 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 Meeting with party spokesperson on Education and Youth relating to the regulation of social media particularly "age bans"

Intended results Meeting faciitiated a group of young people to share their views on the topic

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael Mc Loughlin organised, also attended by Aisling Maloney, Franek Dobronski, Jamie Mac Ghiolla Bhain

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting at the invitation of the TD, generally young people are opposed to a strict ban but favour actions focussed on regulating big tech platforms

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.

Eoghan Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)