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Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] To request that the Minister attend a photocall and provide a press quote for the 'Get Past Grand' campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Addressed a session of the Green Party's online national conference to advocate for tackling intergenerational inequality, increasing funding for mental health services and youth work, and related matters.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to the Minister for Justice and Equality seeking the regularisation of the status of undocumented young people living in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

January–April

[Health] Letter to Minister Daly seeking additional funding for a new mental health crisis intervention service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

January–April

[Health] Seeking support from the Department of Health to secure a telecoms short code for a new mental health crisis intervention service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Darren Hourihane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Retention of the word "Youth" in the Department responsible for Children and Youth Affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Retention of the word "Youth" in the title of the Department responsible for Children and Youth Affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Pathfinder proposal and the mental health budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Pathfinder proposal and the mental health budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Pathfinder proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Justice and Equality] The Youth Justice Strategy 2020-2026; the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017; and Garda relations with young people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Education and Training] Improving access to higher and further education, improving funding for third level counselling services and tackling sexual harassment on campuses

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Communications] Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Employment] Discussed youth unemployment policy and encouraged the Deputy to support programmes in the space which follow European best practice in co-design and youth consultation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Communications] Exchange of views between SpunOut.ie's representative and the Deputy on the area of online and social media regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Health] To suggest an amendment to the Deputy's proposed bill on Parity of Esteem for Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Social Protection] Proposal to create an information campaign targeted at young people to inform them of relevant social protection entitlements, supports and programmes using the 'Compass' tool developed by SpunOut.ie

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Briefing members on the need for the Digital Age of Consent to remain at 13 as provided for in the Data Protection Bill 2018 as initiated

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Two emailed briefings on the 14th of February and 27th of February 2018'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Briefing members on the need for the Digital Age of Consent to remain at 13 as provided for in the Data Protection Bill 2018 as initiated

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Briefing members on the need for the Digital Age of Consent to remain at 13 as provided for in the Data Protection Bill 2018 as initiated

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Briefing members on the need for the Digital Age of Consent to remain at 13 as provided for in the Data Protection Bill 2018 as initiated

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Noone', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 22 more

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Support for youth work, youth mental health and the new youth justice strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Social Protection] Lobbied the Leader of the Opposition to advocate for reversal of cuts to Jobseeker's Allowance rates for those under 26

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Communications] To promote best practice in online safety education and endorse recommendations of the Report of the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group and the Law Reform Commission's Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to online safety event sent to the members of the Children & Youth Affairs, Justice & Equality, Communications & Environment, Education & Skills, and Future of Mental Health Care Oireachtas Committees'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

September–December

[Communications] To promote best practice in online safety education and endorse recommendations of the Report of the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group and the Law Reform Commission's Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Terry Leyden', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Mental health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Mental health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth information provision and lowering the voting age to 16

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Health] Letter requesting a meeting with the Minister to discuss Section 39 funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Letter requesting a meeting with the Minister to discuss the youth information funding scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

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