Overwatch Report

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

May–August

[Education and Training] Meeting with Minister Simon Harris to discuss the role non-formal education can play in helping young people better prepare for the demands of higher education.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

May–August

[Education and Training] Meeting with Bernie McNally, Secretary General, Department of Education, to discuss the delivery of the NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Programme and impact in Deis Schools

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Minister Joe O'Brien to discuss the future and security of Dormant Accounts funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting with the Secretary General of the Department of Education to discuss the interface between formal and non formal education and funding for the NFTE youth entrepreneurship programme in schools.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Emails to Deputies to build support for youth work funding in budget 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Deirdre Duffy to discuss college preparedness strategies to enhance college completion.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Senator Emer Currie to discuss funding for youth work in Dublin 15 and Nationally

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Education and Training] Funding for Digital Youth Work in Sligo

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Walsh (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas Walsh', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Addtional Funding for Youth Work Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Health] Public Health Measures relating to youth work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting convened by Senator Malcolm Byrne to discuss the most pressing issues facing young people and the role of non formal education as the Fianna Fáil party look to develop 'A New Deal for Young People'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Campaign to highlight the importance of youth issues and the youth work sector in the run up to Election 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'This communication went to all candidates seeking election.'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for Youth Services in West Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Need for Increased funding for volunteer-led youth work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Campaign to highlight important youth issues for inclusion in the Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'This email was sent on 27th February 2020'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Pre-Budget campaign to make the case for increased funding for the youth work sector in Budget 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 20 more

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meetings to highlight urgent need for an additional youth worker for Balbriggan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting regarding potential funding available for youth initiatives through Global Ireland - Ireland's Strategy for the US and Canada

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Dr.Fergal Lynch regarding Dormant Accounts Funding for the Big Brother Big Sister Programme and funding for volunteer led youth work in Ireland through the Youth Service Grant Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Philip O'Callaghan regarding funding sources for the Big Brother Big Sister Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Philip O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Community] Meeting with Minister Michael Ring regarding Dormant Accounts funding for the Big Brother Big Sister Programme and funding for youth initiatives in rural Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Padraig Hughes', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Attendance at Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis to highlight the importance of the restoration of funding to the youth sector through the Youth Service Grant Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with Minister Ciaran Cannon regarding the establishment of Foróige Clubs internationally.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cannon', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Minister Katherine Zappone about the funding of youth work through the Youth Service Grant Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Reducing the Voting Age to 16

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Local Government] Increasing funding for youth work programmes in Navan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Wayne Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Gillian Toole', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Creative Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Garda Youth Diversion Projects Commissioning

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Community] Highlighting the importance of young people in rural and community development initiatives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Garda Youth Diversion Projects Commissioning

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

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