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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 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.::To share our concern regarding media reports about the 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, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Hate Speech and Hate Crime |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Mary Butler (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure budget allocations to ensure the safety, participation, and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ in budget 2026.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget 2026 |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Carol Baxter (Assistant Secretary), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure the inclusion of socio-economic status as a protected ground in the legislation.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Máire Devine (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rory Hearne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To share key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community
Methods: Letter, Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Shared key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community this Pride |
2025-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health
Intent: To raise concerns about the provision of healthcare to Trans people in Ireland
Methods: Meeting, Phone call, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Healthcare for Trans People |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Craig Dwyer (Adviser to Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To understand why our application for funding was rejected and what the appeal steps for the decision are.
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Community Centres Investment Fund |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To secure the creation of the special envoy for LGBTQ+ rights within the Dept of Foreign Affairs.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Special Envoy for LGBTQ+ Rights |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure the bills passage without delay.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To secure increased investment in the provision of mental health supports to the LGBTQ+ community.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Mental Health Needs of LGBTQ+ People |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure resources to enable universal access to LGBTQ+ support and advocacy orgasniations to enable the full access and participation of disabled LGBTQ+ people in their community.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Access needs of disabled LGBTQ+ people |
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