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

Lobbying Organisation Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 21 Jul, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Seeking to secure funding for the counselling service to continue after the summer break and for sustainable funding from 2018 onwards.

Intended results For sustainable funding for free Youth Counselling Service from Sept 2017 onwards

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Deirdre Bermingham

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

Email All Oireachtas Members Emails were sent to Oireachtas Members for Galway East and West and City and County Councillors

Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members Galway East and West Oireachtas Members and Councillors were invited to a public meeting about the potential closure of the Youth Counselling Service with young people

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (11-20)

Facebook and Twitter were used to interact with the public and DPO in relation to the funding situation of the Youth Counselling Service

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.

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)

Niamh Byrne Councillor (Galway County Council)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mike Cubbard Councillor (Galway City Council)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Jim Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)

Dermot Connolly Councillor (Galway County Council)

Joe Byrne Councillor (Galway County Council)

Thomas Welby Councillor (Galway County Council)

Tom McHugh Councillor (Galway County Council)

Eileen Mannion Councillor (Galway County Council)

Mary Hoade Councillor (Galway County Council)

Seán O Tuairisg Councillor (Galway County Council)

Seamus Walsh Councillor (Galway County Council)

Michael John Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Larkin Councillor (Galway City Council)

Declan McDonnell Councillor (Galway City Council)

Terry O'Flaherty Councillor (Galway City Council)

Colette Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Billy Cameron Councillor (Galway City Council)

Cathal Ó Conchúir Councillor (Galway City Council)

Pearce Flannery Councillor (Galway City Council)

Peter Keane Councillor (Galway City Council)

Frank Fahy Councillor (Galway City Council)

Ollie Crowe Councillor (Galway City Council)

Donal Lyons Councillor (Galway City Council)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Lohan Councillor (Galway City Council)