Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A clear cost model adopted in conjunction with the youth sector and implemented by all government departments when developing and planning programmes which support the implementation of Youth Ireland (National Policy Framework for Children and Young People) ::Ask for support and guidance on approach to assessing capital funding for the development of youth facilities in Kilkenny
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To lobby for increase in UBU funding and Youth Information funding to reflect pay parity (ref WRC recommendation between Community and Voluntary sector doing like work with people in public sector) and increases in cost in the delivery of services by the community and voluntary sector on behalf of the state.
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Politician(s) lobbied: John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure adequate funding for service delivery in 2025
Methods: LetterPhone call
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To lobby for an increase of 14% on UBU projects in 2025 Budget
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Increased funding for the community and voluntary sector to continue to deliver services, taking into account pay, non pay and management cost associated with running projects within the community and voluntary sector::To create awareness of sibling project and to seek support to mainstream project
Methods: Meeting
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Increase Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector who are delivering services for the state e.g. YDP
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Section 39
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To ask that a funding model be developed agreed and costed so that organisations can pay staff and can fully cover the costs of providing services as set out in SLA with Departments and intermediary bodies. To look for additional funding to support sibling programme for siblings of children with disabilities
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Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Andrew McGuinness (Councillor), Kilkenny County Council; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Create awareness of the in adequate funding allocated to Youth Sector by DCEDIY in Budget 2023.
Methods: Email
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Emails to the following public representatives
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Malcolm Noonan T.D.
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John Paul Phelan T.D.
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John McGuinness T.D.
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Councillor Andrew McGuinness Kathleen Funchion T.D. and Sean Fleming. The purpose of correspondence was to highlight that the 1.6% increase to Youth Service Programmes announced by DCEDIY in budget 2023 was insufficient and to ask for their support to lobby for a 6% increase on 2023 Youth Service Budget
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To access additional funding to upgrade community and youth facilities
Methods: Phone call
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Telephone communication with Minister Malcolm Noonan's Constituency Office seeking advice on Capital funding available for upgrading community and youth facilities
