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2025-04-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Meet with our local TD's to discuss policy issues re youth work and plans for current and future developments
Methods: Email, Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Political briefing in the Freemasons Hall |
| — | Molesworth Street with Youth Work Ireland and other Member Youth Services on the 9th April |
| — | 2025 |
2023-05-22
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Build relationships with local TD's
Methods: Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with TDs in Buswells Hotel as part of Youth Work Ireland Political Briefing |
2020-09-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Inform policy makers on the impact that this would have on vulnerable children and families, in particular those who avail of afterschools service within Carlow Regional Youth Services
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Afterschools and the impact of cessation of CCSP on community childcare providers |
2020-04-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Retention of CCSP Scheme to support vulnerable children to attend afterschools
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying the Minister of Children & Youth Affairs on the new National Childcare Scheme and its impact on children whose parents are unemployed |
2019-09-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Katherine Zappone (Minister), Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Intent: Some clarity as to the future of Afterschools Projects for vulnearble children and families where parents are not working or engaged in traing or education.
Methods: Email, Phone call, Lobby day, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The impact of the new National Childcare Scheme on future funding for Afterschools provision for disadvantaged children and families. The goal of these projects is to support vulnerable children to successfully complete their primary school education and remain in mainstream education and training |
2019-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat Deering (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To receive confirmation of funding for this project in 2019
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To secure ongoing funding for Carlow Probation Project from the Probation Service |
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim Daly (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To get support for Business Plan submitted to the HSE for additional funding for CRYS Youth Counselling Service
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Youth Mental Health Supports |
2016-09-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Fintan Phelan (Councillor), Carlow County Council; Pat Deering (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Katherine Zappone (Minister), Department of Children and Youth Affairs; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Better co-ordination of and improved access to youth mental health supports and increased funding for Follaine Youth Counselling Service
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Deaths of two 14 yr old young males in Carlow and the resulting difficulties in accessing youth mental health supports for young people in Carlow and insufficient funding for out of school counselling supports for Folliane Youth Counselling Service CRYS |