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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 27)
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Amendments to Bill to support longer working lives on a voluntary basis and reduced age-based discrimination in the workplace
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: That the Programme for Goverment would include policies and initiatives to address the needs of older people, particularly those living on the lowest incomes and/or experiencing disadvantage and exclusion.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to political party leaders about the development of the Programme for Government |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To secure funding to implement a Programme for Government commitment::To brief the Minister on key policy priorities for Age Action
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion of Programme for Government commitment |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Strategy recognises and makes provision for the needs of older women
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Strategy for Women and Girls |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: John Conlan (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Ireland’s support for an international convention on the rights of older persons.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Convention on the Rights of Older Persons |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Policies to improve the lives of older persons.
Methods: Email, Meeting, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre-election submissions to all political parties |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Elizabeth Canavan (Assistant Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach; John Callinan (Secretary General), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Contribute the perspective of the community and voluntary pillar to draft documents and discussions.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Attendance at NESC meeting |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Teresa Leonard (Deputy Secretary), Department of Social Protection
Intent: Increased state pension and other spending to benefit older persons
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget submissions |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Ned O'Sullivan (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Vincent P Martin (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To get the current Hate Crime Bill enacted.
Methods: Event / Reception, Informal communication, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Age Action is a member of the Coalition against Hate Crime |
| — | which lobbies for the enactment of hate crime legislation |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Angela Denning (Chief Executive Officer), The Courts Service
Intent: Raise awareness of the problem of digital exclusion. Lobbying was not the direct aim but the CEO of the Court Service was also in attendance and part of the conversation.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Age Action participated in a roundtable discussion on digital transformation of the public service for Eolas Magazine |
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