Kildare Youth Services (In Sync Youth & Family Services)

Lobbying Organisation Kildare Youth Services

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Retention of Department of Children & Youth Affairs as senior Ministerial Department as part of formation of new Government & Information/support on community grant available from Kildare County Council for Leixlip Youth Project

Intended results Retention of Department of Children & Youth Affairs as senior Ministerial Department as part of formation of new Government & Information/support on community grant available from Kildare County Council for Leixlip Youth Project

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tom Dunne, Kildare Youth Services CEO and Martina Blake, Team Leader, Leixlip Youth Project

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 (6-10)

10 emails from 10th July to 4th August from Martina Blake, Team Leader, Leixlip Youth Project linking with Nuala Killeen, Social Democrats counsellor in Leixlip. Nuala supported Leixlip Youth Project with information on who to engage with in Kildare County Council regarding the community grant.

Email (11-20)

May 7th 2020, Tom Dunne, Kildare Youth Services CEO sent email to the following representatives regarding the rumoured dissolution of the DCYA outlining the importance of preserving it as a senior ministry in the formation of a new government: Sean O'Fearghail TD (reply by email on 07/05); Patricia Ryan TD (reply by email on 12/05); James Lawless TD (reply by email on 08/05); Reada Cronin TD (reply by email on 08/05); Bernard Durkan TD; Cathal Berry TD; Catherine Murphy TD; Martin Heydon TD. On June 11th 2020 emailed the following regarding the same matter: James Lawless TD (spoke by phone on 12/05); Reada Cronin TD; Bernard Durkan TD; Cathal Berry TD (reply by email on 12/06); Catherine Murphy TD (reply by email on 12/06); Martin Heydon TD (reply by email on 12/06); Kathleen Funchion TD (reply by email on 12/06); Jennifer Whitmore TD (reply by email on 12/06); Anne Rabbitte TD (reply by email on 12/06); Patrick Costello TD (reply by email on 03/07)

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.

Nuala Killeen Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)