Politician(s) lobbied: Olive McGovern (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Represent LGBT Ireland at the meeting of the Steering Committee for the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II (NLIS II), and the National LGBTIQ+ Forum, organised by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, and to secure full implementation of the NLIS II.
Methods: MeetingEvent / Reception
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Meeting
Meeting of the Steering Committee for the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II
Event / Reception
The National LGBTIQ+ Forum was held to showcase examples of best practice, provide a space to raise concerns on the implementation of NLIS II, offer feedback to the Steering Committee overseeing the Strategy, and identify priority actions in advance of drafting the second NLIS II Action Plan (2027-2028).
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Marie Hoey (Chief People Officer), Health Service Executive
Intent: Email to Anne Marie Hoey, Chief People Officer for the HSE, inviting her to speak as a panelist at LGBT Ireland's Fifth Annual Pride Healthcare Conference
Methods: Email
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Email
Email to Anne Marie Hoey, Chief People Officer for the HSE, inviting her to speak as a panelist at LGBT Ireland's Fifth Annual Pride Healthcare Conference
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise concerns about ongoing delays to Assisted Human Reproduction legislation, highlight key gaps that remain, engagement with LGBTQI+ families, and call for urgent progress on equality for LGBTQI+ families
Methods: Social Media
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Social Media
As part of the LGBTQ+ Parenting Alliance, issued two press releases and a social media video to raise concerns about ongoing delays to AHR legislation and call for urgent progress.
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Call with Roderic O'Gorman TD to discuss current situation with regard to the legislation to ban conversion practices and developments around this work.
Methods: Phone callEmail
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Phone call
Phone call to discuss the current situation and developments regarding legislation to ban conversion practices
Email
Request a phone call to discuss the current situation and developments regarding legislation to ban conversion practices
Politician(s) lobbied: Ian Power (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Discuss priority issues regarding LGBTQI+ healthcare and mental health care
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Discuss LGBTQI+ healthcare and mental health care with Special Advisor to Minister Mary Butler
Politician(s) lobbied: Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Share our briefing paper outlining our high-level concerns regarding the proposed Bill, and ask TDs and Senators to raise these concerns within their parties, in representations to the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, and in debates on the Bill.
Methods: Email
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Email
Shared briefing paper outlining our high-level concerns regarding the proposed Bill, asking elected officials to raise these concerns within their parties, in representations to the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, and in debates on the Bill.
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Share information on and discuss with Minister for Children, Disability and Equality some of the key issues for the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Follow up to meeting and invitation to Pride Breakfast
Meeting
Meeting to share information and discuss with the Minister regarding some of the key issues for the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Invitation to Minister for Health to meet with LGBT Ireland to discuss the organisation's work and the key issues facing LGBTQI+ people in Ireland
Methods: Email
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Email
Email with attached letter inviting Minister For Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to meet with LGBT Ireland
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Highlight LGBT Ireland's key priorities for Ireland's 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union to help inform policy and programme planning for Ireland’s EU Presidency.
Methods: Submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Fiona Penollar (Director General), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Highlight key concerns and issues for LGBTQI+ members of the diaspora to help inform the new Diaspora Strategy
Methods: Meeting
