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Politician(s) lobbied: Marianne Cassidy (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Barry Lowry (Chief Information Officer), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Obtaining information about government priorities in the area of digital transition (mainly in the health area) ::s well as greater awareness of the advantages of the Irish government considering Belgium as a good example of best practice to follow in digital transition - and specifically Single Digital Gateway - implementation
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual Meeting
We had two virtual meetings, one each with the two DPOs listed below
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Maurice Dockrell (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Promote fairer economic policy
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Support for tax reductions in Budget 2024 and more supports for Ireland's small business sector and consumers. Also to promote apprenticeship programme and shift in resources towards practical further education and primary/secondary to improve work relevant skills. Also to promote reform of public broadcasting.
Methods: Social Media
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Social Media
The activity was not 'targetted' as such but some TDs were specifically tagged in twitter and LinkedIn posts. These are listed below in section 5.
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Hanafin (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Make public representatives aware of our client briefing on housing crisis
Methods: Social Media
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Social Media
Our company issued a client briefing on LInkedIn updating for latest trends and developments in the housing market and we contacted members of government and opposition to make them aware of the briefing. The briefing advocated more housing investment in the public interest but made no specific demand for resources that would benefit the company or its clients. Activity consisted of one social media posting with 6-10 follow up texts to relevant members of government to make them aware of it.
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Raising awareness of need for greater emphasis on promoting indigenous small business needs in the design of Enterprise Ireland strategy and IDA Foreign Direct Investment strategy.
Methods: Social Media
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Social Media
As part of broader public affairs activity to stimulate debate, social media messages - sometimes with attached research briefings - on topics including showing need for more small business focus in Enterprise Ireland and FDI policy; need to reduce tax burden and achieve fairer taxpayer representation, a greater voice for consumers in policy making and the need for balanced economic and social debate. Also parent and Irish language rights (education policy) and broadcasting policy/implementation
Social Media
Retweeting client tweet in area of childhood care funding and provision