2026-05-21
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Secure Minister's attendance at IDA annual GP conference
Methods: Phone call
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; Martin Daly (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: Seeking further engagement with Oireachtas Health Committee members in relation to oral health policy
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
All members of committee contacted and provided with correspondence from the IDA seeking further engagement on key oral health policy matters
Meeting
Meeting applied to Padraig Rice TD and Colm Burke TD only (1 each)
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Corina Johnston (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Alan Johnston (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Raymond Aughey (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Seán Conlon (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Bronagh Mc Aree (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Niamh McCooey (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Richard Truell (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Noel Keelan (Councillor), Monaghan County Council
Intent: Participation in Photocall and meeting with staff. Provision of quote for ALDI press release
Methods: Email
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Email
Photocall and quote applicable to Niamh Smyth only.Photocall participation applicable to Lorraine Clifford Lee, Corina Johnstown, Alan, Johnston and Raymond Aughey.
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; Martin Daly (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; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To raise awareness of the key issues in oral healthcare and potential policy solutions, shared IDA General Dental Practitioner Policy Paper
Methods: Email
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Email
All members of committee contacted and provided with copy of IDA GDP policy paper
2026-01-21
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: linda kerr (Director of Operations), Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; michaela mcaleer (Director of Operations), Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland
Intent: Clarity on the new legislation and associated regulatory regime
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Follow-up emails in relation to the new legislation and regulatory regime.
Meeting
Online meeting with senior management in GRAI (Linda Kerr, director of licensing and Michaela McAleer, Director of Compliance and Complaints)
2025-09-18
4 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Arrange a meeting on the issue
Methods: EmailPhone call
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Email
Emails to Ministers Sean Canney and Michael Healy-Rae, plus advisers Laura Mannion and Brian Keegan
Phone call
Phone calls to Ministers Sean Canney and Michael Healy-Rae, plus adviser Laura Mannion
Politician(s) lobbied: Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh (Policy and Programme for Government Coordinator for Independents), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Arrange a meeting on the issue
Methods: EmailInformal communication
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Email
Phone call, texts and emails to Cáit Níc Amhlaoibh, Head of Media for Independent Minister, in order to secure a meeting with Ministers Noel Grealish and Sean Canney.
Informal communication
No description
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; Martin Daly (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 raise awareness among Oireachtas Health Committee members of the key issues in oral healthcare and potential policy solutions
Methods: Email
Details by Method
Email
All members of committee contacted and provided with copy of submission and draft potential legislative changes to Med 2 tax relief system
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To have the addition of dental professions to the Critical Skills List considered.
Methods: Email
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; Martin Daly (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 raise awareness of policy positions and cultivate support for relevant policy change
Methods: Email
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Email
Briefing note distributed to all members of Oireachtas Health committee
