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2025-08-26
Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (Councillor), Cork County Council; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for LDCN's Budgetary asks in Budget 2026.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre Budget Submission 2026 |
2025-08-26
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Greater awareness of work of Local Development Companies
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Awareness of Local Development |
2025-07-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise awareness of the roles LDCs are playing in Climate Action
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting on climate action |
2025-07-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Continued support for the Community Connection Project
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Briefing on Community Connection Project |
2025-07-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Diarmuid Wilson (Senator), Seanad; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Members of the Oireachtas were invited to attend a meet and greet event as part of Local Development Week, and where the LDCN's 2026 Pre-Budget Submission was launched
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meet and Greet event as part of Local Development Week |
2025-07-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To ask Government to be aware of the need to ensure future funding for LEADER at European level
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Correspondence to highlight issue of MFF and impact on the LEADER programme |
2025-07-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To seek support for the SICAP programme
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Correspondence to highlight the need for greater budget allocation for the SICAP programme |
2025-07-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To offer support of the LDCN to government, to inform the Minister of the breadth of work of Network Members, and to highlight challenges facing community
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with the Minister to introduce the work and potential of the LDCN to him |
2025-07-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To offer the support of the LDCN to government, to inform the Minister of the breadth of work of Network Members, and to highlight challenges facing Community
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with the Minister to introduce the work and potential of the LDCN to him |
2025-05-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Diarmuid Wilson (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel McCarthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raised profile of the Network Members and highlighting profile of work in community
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Oireachtas Members were invited to an event launching a rebrand of the Local Development Companies Network and highlighting the work of the LDCs |