Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 7)
Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG
2025-12-16
Intent: Pre-legislative scrutiny of any amendments to the Housing Act 1988 with a focus on compliance with human rights. Letter sent prior to appearance before sitting of committee discussing homelessness.
Details: Wrote to Oireachtas Committee Members Regarding 1988 Act prior to appearing before Committee
Officials: Micheál Carrigy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Paula Butterly, Joe Cooney, Thomas Gould, Rory Hearne, Seamus McGrath, Eoin Ó Broin, ...
Methods: Wrote to all members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage to inform them of previous engagements with Department of Housing on issues related to the Housing Act 1988. Informed them of concerns related to potential amendments and impact on human rights. Requested Pre-Legislative Scrutiny and engagement with NGO sector. - Email, Wrote to all members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage to inform them of previous engagements with Department of Housing on issues related to the Housing Act 1988. Informed them of concerns related to potential amendments and impact on human rights. Requested Pre-Legislative Scrutiny and engagement with NGO sector. - Letter
Age Action
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-10-28
Intent: Amendments at Committee Stage of the Bill
Details: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
Officials: James O'Connor, Albert Dolan, Tony McCormack, Brian Brennan, John Clendennen, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, George Lawlor, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...
Methods: Briefing note sent to members of the JOC on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment - Email, Age Action met with Senator Linda Nelson Murray to discuss the Bill. - Meeting
County Kildare Chamber
2025-10-02
Intent: Engagement with Oireachtas members and Government Ministers in advance of Budget 2026 on the following national and regional priorities:Housing delivery and infrastructure investment.Skills development and training pathways to support enterprise.Energy and grid capacity, including renewables integration.Measures to support competitiveness for FDI and indigenous business.
Details: Chambers Budget 2026 Advocacy Day
Officials: Joe Neville, Aubrey McCarthy, Naoise O'Cearúil, Helen McEntee, Norma Foley, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Methods: College of Physicians, Kildare Street- 24th Sept - Meeting
County Kildare Chamber
2025-10-02
Intent: Housing delivery and infrastructure investment.Skills and education alignment with business demand.Energy capacity and grid upgrades.Competitiveness for FDI and indigenous enterprise.
Details: Chamber Dail Dinner 2025
Officials: Martin Heydon, Aubrey McCarthy, Naoise O'Cearúil, Joe Neville
Methods: 24th Sept- House of the Oireachtas - Event / Reception
Sage Advocacy
2025-09-22
Intent: To develop awareness of the services provided by Sage Advocacy
Details: Information regarding the advocacy supports provided by Sage Advocacy for survivors of institutional abuse.
Officials: Garret Ahearn, Manus Boyle, Nikki Bradley, Cathal Byrne, Maria Byrne, Martin Conway, Mark Duffy, Garret Kelleher, ...
Methods: Email
Alcohol Forum Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Alcohol included as a clear and named priority in the new National Drugs Strategy including clear actions and a commitment by Government to ensure that resources are ringfenced to allow for delivery of the named actions.
Details: Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
Officials: Paul McAuliffe, Sinéad Gibney, Aubrey McCarthy, Patricia Stephenson, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Shay Brennan, Ruth Coppinger, ...
Methods: Member organisations who had signed up to the Coalition for Better alcohol policy were supported to write to TD's and Senators in their constituency regarding the need for inclusion of alcohol as a priority in the new national drugs strategy. - Letter, Member organisations who had signed up to the Coalition for Better alcohol policy were supported to write to TD's and Senators in their constituency regarding the need for inclusion of alcohol as a priority in the new national drugs strategy. - Email, Member organisations in north Dublin who had signed up to the Coalition for Better Alcohol Policy were supported to write Paul McCauliffe TD in their constituency to seek a meeting. - Email, ...
Irish Bioenergy Association
2025-09-21
Intent: Lobbied TD's and Senators on the main items required to mobilise the biomethane sector in Ireland including: 1.A Government statement reaffirming its commitment to biomethane strategy. 2.The immediate publication of the full design of the RHO scheme.3.Government removes all eligibility in existing and new obligation schemes for fraudulent imported (Non EU produced) liquid biofuels. 4.Extends the deadline and commit to funding the 18 project under the capital grant scheme.
Details: Briefing for political representatives in Buswell's Hotel, Dublin on the biomethane sector and the policy / support requirements for the mobilisation of the sector.
Officials: Garret Kelleher, Seán Kyne, Eoin Hayes, Gareth Scahill, Joe O'Reilly, Danny Healy-Rae, Seamus McGrath, John Paul O'Shea, ...
Methods: Lobby day
Restaurants Association of Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: To discuss the cost of doing business and competitiveness and ways in which the sector can be supported. Seeking support from Oireachtas members
Details: Appeared before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Officials: James O'Connor, Brian Brennan, John Clendennen, Rose Conway-Walsh, Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Tony McCormack, ...
Methods: Meeting
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
2025-09-20
Intent: To seek support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill
Details: Bereaved Partner’s Bill 2025
Officials: Aidan Davitt, Alice-Mary Higgins, Alison Comyn, Anne Rabbitte, Aubrey McCarthy, Cathal Byrne, Catherine Ardagh, Chris Andrews, ...
Methods: Meeting with Louise O'Reilly TD in Leinster House on 8 May 2025 to seek the deputy's support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill - Meeting, Follow-up email to Louise O’Reilly TD on 13 May 2025 with proposed parliamentary question concerning the 2025 Bill. - Email, Follow-up emails to Louise O’Reilly TD seeking support and assistance with an AV Room Briefing concerning the 2025 bill on 22 May 2025, 12 June 2025, 13 June 2025, 25 June 2025 and 26 June 2025. - Email, ...
Rockwood Consulting ULC
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: Advance the Seller's Legal Pack Bill and discuss the work of the informal cross-party Oireachtas committee on property market reform.
Details: Discussed priorities for IPAV
Officials: David Maxwell, Aubrey McCarthy, Frank Feighan, Joe Cooney, John Clendennen, Carol Nolan, Brian Brennan, Naoise Ó Muirí, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call