Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Lobbying Organisation Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG

Date published 11 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details YAP Ireland's Annual Report 2017 - the publication of information about the work that YAP Ireland did with young people and families in 2017 and the outcomes that were achieved

Intended results Increased awareness among key decision-makers in the areas of TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health about the work that YAP Ireland does and the strong outcomes that we achieve with young people and families

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán O'Dwyer - CEO, 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 (2-5)

Invitations were issued to stakeholders to invite them to the launch of the Annual Report in April 2018.

Email (1)

Detailed information about YAP Ireland's outcomes were distributed to stakeholders - through the distribution of our National Cohorts and Outcomes report.

Event / Reception (1)

The Annual Report was launched at an event in our office on Thursday 5th April 2018

Letter (1)

A hard copy of our Annual Report 2017 was distributed to key stakeholders by post

Email (1)

A PDF copy of the Annual Report was issued to stakeholders by email.

Letter (1)

We wrote to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs inviting her to launch the Annual Report in our office. She was unable to attend.

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.

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

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

Ruth Carmody Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

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

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

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General (Department of Education and Skills)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Spillane Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Dalton Tattan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Noel Waters Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)