Kildare Youth Services (In Sync Youth & Family Services)

Lobbying Organisation Kildare Youth Services

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Meeting with James Lawless, Fianna Fail TD North Kildare Constituency

Intended results To secure increased resources for child & youth services in Kildare and restoration of previous cuts to youth services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Dunne, Kildare Youth Services CEO

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)

Meeting took place with James Lawless, Fianna Fail TD North Kildare Constituency and Tom Dunne, Kildare Youth Services CEO on 10th July in offices of Kildare Youth Services.

Email (1)

Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District meeting on 28th of July. Email sent to seven Celbridge-Leixlip members by Deirdre Gleeson, Leixlip/Celbridge Team Leader, Kildare Youth Services. Leixlip Youth Project, Kildare Youth Services have provided youth services in the Leixlip Area for over twenty five years. A key component of engaging teenagers into youth services is having a youth friendly, designated youth space for them to meet in. Therefore, with proposed new housing being planned in Leixlip West request to include a designated youth space in the Local Area Plan to cater for teenagers, particularly those who are not interested in sport.

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.

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Byrne Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Bernard Caldwell Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Ide Cussen Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Anthony Larkin Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Joe Neville Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Brendan Young Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Michael Coleman Councillor (Kildare County Council)