Kildare Youth Services (In Sync Youth & Family Services)

Lobbying Organisation Kildare Youth Services

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Increased resources/provision for child, family and youth services in Kildare

Intended results Improved/increased resources and services for the with children, young and families we work with.

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

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)

Tom Dunne, CEO, Kildare Youth Services met with Sonya Kavanagh, Kildare County Council on 26th June regarding the interest of Kildare Youth Services in the Library building in Naas as a potential future location for some of our services. The Library is being relocated into another building within the next 2 years

Meeting (1)

Tom Dunne, CEO, Kildare Youth Services with 3 young people from our Junior Board attended a Youth Work Ireland Political Briefing in Dublin on 15th May, where local youth services can meet with their local TDs and outline issues affecting young people in their communities. The group met and talked with with two Kildare TDs - James Lawless and Frank O'Rourke.

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.

Sonya Kavanagh Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)