Explorium Ltd

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim Gildea (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Anna Grainger (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Barry Saul (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Dan Carson (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Eoin O’Driscoll (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Jacqueline Burke (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Jim O'Leary (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; John Kennedy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; JP Durkan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Justin Moylan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Kazi Ahmed (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Lorraine Hall (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Marie Baker (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Maurice Dockrell (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Michael Fleming (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Oisín O'Connor (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Pierce Dargan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Tom Murphy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Justin Moylan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Frank McNamara (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Mary Fayne (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Fiona Murray (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Intent: Engagement on proposed rezoning of lands as part of the Variation of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028

Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeetingPhone callVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Paul Kennedy (Acting Director of Service), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Anne Devine (Director of Services or Equivalent), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Intent: Request to engage with Council on rezoning of lands in advance of the next County Development Plan.

Methods: EmailLetter

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Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Facilitate a request from Deputy Andrews to visit Explorium.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Stephen Brady (Acting Director of Service), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium and its success since reopening earlier in 2024, to discuss the potential for additional sports and recreational facilities at Explorium, and Explorium's hope that it will become Ireland's National Sports and Science Centre.

Methods: EmailLetterPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Secure meeting with the Minister to discuss Explorium and to suggest for consideration that the Government, Irish Children’s Museum Limited, and Explorium work together to deliver a truly world class sports and science museum for the benefit of all children living in Ireland.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works

Intent: Invite the Minister to visit Explorium to allow the Minister to see and experience the many exhibits and services offered at the facility.

Methods: EmailLetterPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Majella Fitzpatrick (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Joanne Lonergan (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance

Intent: Secure Taoiseach's attendance to formally open Explorium.

Methods: EmailLetter