Limerick Youth Service

Politician(s) lobbied: Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Attendance or acknowledgement of young people attending.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad

Intent: influence policy with regard to CTCs.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Influencing policy

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Peter Doyle (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Kieran O'Hanlon (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Brigid Teefy (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Slattery (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council

Intent: To inform public representatives of the potential impact of proposed programme capacity changes, and to support consideration of the importance of sustainable provision of Community Training Centre places for young people.

Methods: EmailPhone callLetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Bowes-Kelly (Executive Manager), Limerick City and County Council; Anne Delaney (Executive Manager), Limerick City and County Council

Intent: To maintain existing funding levels to support the ongoing delivery of Comhairle na nÓg activities

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Tommy Hartigan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of the impact of youth services and facilities, and to support continued recognition and resourcing of youth work provision in Limerick (i.e youth spaces in Nicholas St and Garryowen)

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Justice

Intent: Give first hand experiences to the Minister of State at Dept of Justice of the numbers of young people voluntarily engaging with the Youth Justice programme and the interventions used and outcomes. Highlight the importance of the family support in the project and highlight challenges faced in the delivery of the programme.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: LYS invited locally elected representatives to the annual Oireachtas briefing to meet with staff and young people from Limerick Youth Service to discuss our 'Youthwork for All' campaign, which advocates for every young person in Ireland to have access to youth work supports and services in the communities.

Methods: Lobby day

Politician(s) lobbied: Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Provide information on Youth Information chat service and circulate the 2024 Impact Report completed on the Youth Information Chat service which highlights the types and numbers of supports offered to young people on line.

Methods: Email