Crosscare

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Callaghan (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Anthony Connaghan (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Keith Connolly (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Leslie Kane (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Gavin Pepper (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Conor Reddy (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Janice Boylan (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Christy Burke (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Daniel Ennis (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Janet Horner (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Ray McAdam (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Nial Ring (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Malachy Steenson (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Darragh Adelaide (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Dean Donnelly (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Eoin Ó Broin (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Francis Timmons (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Jess Spear (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; William Joseph Carey (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Trevor Gilligan (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Shirley O'Hara (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; John Burtchaell (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Breda Hanaphy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Mary McCamley (Councillor), Fingal County Council; John-Kingsley Onwumereh (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Patrick Quinlan (Councillor), Fingal County Council

Intent: To ensure the cllrs know about the work of Crosscare in the area of food poverty in Finglas, Dublin 1 and Jobstown so they can: refer people to this service, refer to it in Council settings as a model of good practice and support Crosscare's applications for public funding for this work.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To see if there were routes at EU level to progress these concerns

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To seek support in relation to ther new Housing Bill and its resultant impact on people who engage with the services of Crosscare.

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Letter sent to Minister Neale Richmond by Sarah Owen / Crosscare Irish Diaspora Support Project on behalf of Crosscare, Safe Home Ireland, and the Irish Council for Prisoners OverseasMeeting with Minister and special sitting of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Irish abroad to discuss new housing and immigration related barriers for returning Irish citizens.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: 11/06/2026Letter sent to Minister Neale Richmond by Sarah Owen / Crosscare Irish Diaspora Support Project on behalf of Crosscare, Safe Home Ireland, and the Irish Council for Prisoners OverseasThe groups were looking to engage with the Minister on potential negative impacts of the Bill on people these groups support.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: To appeal to the Minister to address the matters raised in a meeting in Jan 2026 and in the RTE TV Primetime programme on the care syystem.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Timmons (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Jess Spear (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Dermot Richardson (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Kay Keane (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Louise Dunne (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Baby Pereppadan (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Dean Donnelly (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Trevor Gilligan (Councillor), South Dublin County Council

Intent: To get elect reps to attend, support and promote the food poverty work of Crosscare.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Conor Reddy (Councillor), Dublin City Council

Intent: The further promotion of Crosscare Food Services in Dublin 11.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Daniel Ennis (Councillor), Dublin City Council

Intent: To engage with Kelly Harrington in relation to Crosscare Food Services

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: The outcome sought was the attendance of Shane Moynihan, Paul Gogerty, Emer Higgins, Mark Ward and Eoin O Broin at the AV room briefing and progress made in relation to the lack of reciprocal driving licence exchange between Ireland and the USA.

Methods: Email