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2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To request update, seek further information, share concerns regarding media reports, about Department of Justice response to the European Commission infringement procedure against Ireland concerning the transposition of Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia, outline a number of calls on Government and the Department in relation to effective protections against hate crime and hate speech, and request a meeting in this regard.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Hate Speech and Hate Crime |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To request an update and seek further information regarding Ireland's response to the European Commission Infringement Procedure against Ireland concerning the transposition of Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia, call for effective protections against hate crime and hate speech, and request a meeting in this regard.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Hate Speech and Hate Crime |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To help inform the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health's Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Amendment Bill 2025, in order to close the gaps for LGBTQI+ families
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint LGBTQ+ Parenting Alliance Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health regarding the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Amendment Bill 2025 |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Closing gaps in the legislation in relation to LGBTQI+ families.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Commencement of Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 |
| — | Establishment of Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority |
| — | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Farrelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Mike Kennelly (Senator), Seanad; Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To address the gaps in protection for LGBTQI+ people in our equality legislation
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Joint Committee on Children and Equality in relation to the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To address the needs and improve the health and wellbeing of older LGBTQI+ people
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Met with Minister Carroll MacNeill |
| — | along with representatives from other LGBTQI+ organisations |
| — | to discuss the needs of LGBTQI+ older people |
| — | the health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ young people |
| — | and the HSE's Model of Care consultation on trans healthcare. |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To improve health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people in Ireland, and build engagement between Sinn Féin and LGBTQI+ organisations.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A meeting to discuss trans healthcare |
| — | incitement to hatred legislation |
| — | and LGBTQ+ community engagement as part of a delegation of representatives from LGBTQ+ organisations. |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Outline an overview of the key issues, including the current status of trans healthcare and key blockages, and to provide recommendations/solutions for a way forward
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Briefing on transgender healthcare with members of the Labour Party |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To put forward our recommendations for the Department of Children, Disability and Equality Statement of Strategy 2025-2027 to ensure that it helps to improve the lives and protect the rights of LGBTQI+ people
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Consultation on the Department of Children |
| — | Disability and Equality Statement of Strategy 2025 – 2027 |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Davitt (Senator), Seanad; Chris Andrews (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To provide information to the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs in relation to the LGBTQI+ rights situation in Hungary, and outline key recommendations for action needed to support the LGBTQI+ community in Hungary, in order to help inform any future engagement it may have on these issues
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs in relation to the LGBTQI+ rights situation in Hungary. |
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