Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Sharing information on the work of CES in public service reform in the area of children and young people

Intended results Arrange a meeting and at that meeting to share information on the ways that CES has and may continue to support public services in the area of children and young people

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Inez Bailey

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)

Emails to Fergal Lynch on 21st October and 9th November 2021 requesting a meeting.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Fergal Lynch and Conor Rowley on 22nd November 2021.

Letter (1)

Follow up summary letter sent on 22nd December 2021 to Fergal Lynch.

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.

Fergal Lynch Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Conor Rowley Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)