Overwatch Report

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Vision for Youth Work

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] NYCI Local Champions Programme and Youth Work funding in Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 66 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Policy Framework for Children and Young People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Skills Summary programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Youth Work Changes lives campaign calling for increased investment in youth work in Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Public were asked to contact their local TDs calling for increased investment of €9.4m in Budget 2024'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Pre-Budget campaign 2024 for increased investment in youth work and young people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'In September, a letter from our CEO Mary Cunningham, which asked for support for a €9.4m increase for youth work funding, and other Pre-Budget measures, was posted to all Oireachtas members in Leinster House, along with a hard copy of our pre-budget submission.'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] NYCI's work with the BICC grouping of the European Youth Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Support for North-South youth work development hub

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] NYCI 2030 event hosted by global youth work programme in NYCI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Rate of jobseekers' allowance for all young people aged under 25 years

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Employment] Sub-minima rates of National Minimum Wage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Arts] Culture and Media Card

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Reduction of third level fees

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Transport] Reduction of transport costs for those under 25 years

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Youth Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Youth Homelessness Strategy and related matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Support for 'Vision for Youth Work'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Local Government] Vote at 16

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for Youth Work Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

September–December

[Budgetary matters] NYCI Local Champions Programme and Youth Work funding in Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grace McManus (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members were invited to attend a briefing by the NYCI Local Champions in the AV Room in Leinster House'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] A letter from the NYCI CEO to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science requesting a meeting to discuss the NYCI STEAM in Youthreach project, the need to address the gap in STEAM and science education in Youthreach, and the possibility of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science funding the next phase of development of the project.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Funding for NYCI pre-Budget priorities and youth work organisations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'E-mails to 17 members of the Oireachtas by Paul Gordon on 31.08.2022 sharing NYCI’s pre-budget submission and inviting them to attend a photocall on 20 September. \nOne phone call from Seán Sherlock on 31.08.2022.\nOne letter to Minister Roderic O’Gorman on 26.08.22 outlining the need for €12m investment in youth work in Budget 2023 and seeking a meeting to discuss same.\nOne letter to Minister Simon Harris on 31.07.22 outlining the need for €12m investment in youth work in Budget 2023 and seeking a meeting to discuss same.'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] To ensure support for examination of extension of voting rights for 16 and 17 year olds in Electoral Reform Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Transport] To seek information by way of PQ on the extension of the young adult travel card

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Equalisation of Jobseekers’ Allowance rate for under-25s to those aged 25 and over

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Pauric McPhillips', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Employment] Removal of sub-minima rates of national minimum wage for under-20s

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Reduction in further and higher education contribution charges

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Housing] The expected resourcing required to fully implement Youth Homelessness Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Youth Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] The UBU Funding scheme and the proposal from DCEDIY that the Cycle 2 of the Scheme (2024-2027) would be through a re-tendering process for all UBU Funded Projects.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

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