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

Lobbying Organisation Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 09 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Meeting with Minister Jim Daly about our free Youth Counselling Service hosted by young people from Youth Work Ireland Galway in 41-43 Prospect Hill Galway City on 2nd Oct 2017

Intended results secure funding for our free Youth Counselling Service in Galway City and County

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? invite their elected representatives to talk to Minister Daly about the Youth Counselling funding

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (11-20)

Invited the local elected representatives to attend the meeting with Minister Jim Daly

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Jim Daly about our free Youth Counselling Service hosted by young people from Youth Work Ireland Galway in 41-43 Prospect Hill Galway City on 2nd Oct 2017

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)

Niall McNelis Councillor (Galway City Council)

Niamh Byrne Councillor (Galway County Council)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Feeney Councillor (Galway County Council)

Ciarán Cannon Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padraig Conneely Councillor (Galway City Council)