Business in the Community Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Intent: Raise awareness on best practices and opportunities to increase sustainability criteria in public procurement.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Invitation to the Minister to visit the Government funded EmployAbility Services Dublin West and North.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: We intended to secure endorsement and engagement from the Department in the campaign.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: We intended to secure ongoing engagement and support of our work.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: We intended to secure awareness of the perspectives of different stakeholders on the balance to be made on the omnibus discussions.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Frank Maughan (Advisory Counsel), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Sharing insights and maintaining the courage of Irish and European convictions that business can be a force for positive change.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our ideas related to training and education with the Deputy and Sinn Féin.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our social protection ideas with the Deputy and Green Party.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to social inclusion to the political party’s election manifestos’.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to environmental sustainability to the political party’s election manifestos’.

Methods: Email