LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Marie Hoey (Chief People Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: Pre-meeting to brief HSE Chief People Officer on conference logistics and panel; and then conversation about LGBTQI+ inclusion at the conference

Methods: Event / ReceptionVirtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ian Power (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Olive McGovern (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Invite DPOs to attend EQUICARES Preliminary Findings Report Launch, to hear about the findings in relation to barriers LGBTQI+ people experience accessing mental health supports, and the next stages of the report

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: LGBT Ireland CEO attended the National Suicide Prevention strategy launch and spoke briefly after the launch with Minister of State Mary Butler about suicide prevention and LGBTQI+ mental health

Methods: Informal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Laurence Simms (Joint Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Provide perspective on the state of LGBTQI+ rights and encourage to live up to international commitments in this area domestically.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Attendance at the LGBT Ireland Pride Breakfast to meet volunteers, staff and group members

Methods: EmailEvent / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Olive McGovern (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Oversight of the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donna McGettigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: To thank elected representatives for their contributions to the Dáil statements marking Pride, and let them know that LGBT Ireland is available as a resource on LGBTQI+ issues.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Raise concerns regarding the ongoing negotiations of the Council of the European Union on the budget of AgoraEU and CERV+ in the next EU budget; share a joint civil society letter from 32 European civil society networks; call for Ireland, as it holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to show leadership in advancing the Presidency's commitment to uphold the EU's shared values, to support strengthening AgoraEU and CERV+, and to oppose any cuts to the programme’s budget line.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; John Hogan (Secretary General), Department of Finance; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Olive McGovern (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Mary Hurley (Secretary General), Department of Rural and Community Development; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Colm O'Reardon (Secretary General), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Doncha O'Sullivan (Secretary General), Department of Justice; Michael Moynihan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Aisling Dunne (Special Adviser), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Amii McKeever (Special Advisor), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Darragh Gallagher (Adviser to Minister), Department of Social Protection; Ian Power (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Health; Briege MacOscar (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Health; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Paul Melia (Special Advisor), Department of Education; Jenny McCormack (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack White (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Share the Pre-Budget Submission “Funding Inclusive Futures”, set out LGBTQI+ priorities for Budget 2027, outline the submission's key asks, invite to attend launch briefing, request meetings as relevant.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ian Power (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Health; Craig Dwyer (Special Adviser), Department of Rural and Community Development; Fidelma Browne (Acting Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Conor Glynn (Special Adviser), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Pride meeting with Taoiseach and Cabinet to discussion LGBTQI+ equality and inclusion

Methods: Meeting