Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

Lobbying Organisation Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

Date published 20 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Requested

Intended results Requested the engagement of An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Senator Emer Currie and TD Joe McHugh with young people in a cross-border schools initiative

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dave O'Brien

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)

Spoke to Senator Currie and TD McHugh to request engagement of An Tánaiste with a recorded talk in which secondary school students ask them questions about politics, in conjunction with Organisation 'Politics in Action' in Northern Ireland.

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.

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)