Dogs Trust

Politician(s) lobbied: Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona Murray (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Janet Horner (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to promoting responsible pet ownership and improving animal welfare in Ireland

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership and irresponsible dog breeding.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Emma Blain (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership.::To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership and traceability concerns.::To raise awareness of issues related to dog breeding establishments and responsible dog ownership.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Walsh (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Emma Blain (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership among renters, access to public transport for people with dogs and improving animal welfare in Ireland.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Emma Blain (Councillor), Dublin City Council

Intent: To raise awareness of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the Programme for Government.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To raise awareness of issues related to responsible dog ownership among renters and access to public transport for people with dogs.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Aoibhinn Tormey (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Naoise Ó Muirí (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Lettie McCarthy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Shay Brennan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Eoin Hayes (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Emma Blain (Councillor), Dublin City Council; Sarah Barnes (Councillor), South Dublin County Council

Intent: To raise awareness of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government

Methods: LetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: To support government with promoting a culture of responsible dog breeding and ownership.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Diarmuid Wilson (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Senator), Seanad; John McGahon (Senator), Seanad; Lisa Chambers (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Boylan (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Pippa Hackett (Senator), Seanad; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Shane Cassells (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To host a briefing session for Oireachtas Members on Dog Breeding Establishments, advocate for a ban on hand held remote Shock Collars, promote Microchipping and discuss Breed Specific Legislation

Methods: Letter