Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Lobbying Organisation Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Date published 18 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Morning Seminar held in Clayton Hotel Galway with invited service users and stakeholder from TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health.

Intended results To influence change in policy around how Young People and Families can access services that ensure better outcomes for them, and to raise the profile of YAP Ireland among decision makers in TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity SMT & Board of YAP Ireland

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)

Save the date email sent to stakeholders inviting them to Morning Seminar in Clayton Hotel in Galway

Email (1)

Email with Invitation to Morning Seminar in Clayton Hotel in Galway

Event / Reception (1)

Morning Seminar in Clayton Hotel Galway with stakeholder from TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health.

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.

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Mary McLoughlin Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Mark Costigan Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Bernie McNally Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Jerry O'Connor Special Adviser (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Michelle Shannon Director (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Elizabeth Canavan Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Ken O'Leary Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Anne Rabbitte Councillor (Galway County Council)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Donnellan Director General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Dalton Tattan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Vivian Geiran Director (Department of Justice and Equality)

Fergal Goodman Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Frances Spillane Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Martin Hanevy Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Noel Waters Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Ruth Carmody Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)