Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 70)
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.
Details: St Michael's House Lobbying
Officials: Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Ivana Bacik, Richard Boyd Barrett, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, Dessie Ellis, Gary Gannon, ...
Methods: June 2025. Official opening of Caislean Day Services. A day services for adults with disabilities. - Event / Reception, 20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter, 31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting, ...
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Welcoming TD's to visit St Michael's House or have Teams meeting to discuss the challenges within the disability sector and potential solutions. It is a fantastic opportunity to work together to create positive change for individuals with disabilities and their families and carers.
Details: Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Ann Graves, Barry Ward, Barry Heneghan, Naoise Ó Muirí, Catherine Ardagh, Cian O'Callaghan, Ciarán Ahern, ...
Methods: Letters sent to all current TD's in December 2024. Letter included manifesto produced by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. - Letter
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: In Budget 2025, it is essential that the Government commits to fully resourcing and implementing the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.
Details: Pre-Budget Communication to the Seanad, Ministers and TD's highlighting the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the critical sustainability issues that are facing the organisations providing supports for these individuals - this includes St Michael's House.
Officials: Jack Chambers, Paschal Donohoe, Catherine Martin, Mary Lou McDonald, Darragh O'Brien, Eamon Ryan, Roderic O'Gorman, Aidan Davitt, ...
Methods: Letters were sent to all Senators, TD's and Ministers. - Letter
Epilepsy Ireland
2025-09-22
Intent: For the Deputies to submit questions and get further information on status of services in several hospitals across Ireland
Details: Seeking Deputies submit parliamentary questions on the status of epilepsy services in their local hospitals.
Officials: Catherine Connolly, Pearse Doherty, Eoghan Kenny, Catherine Ardagh, James Geoghegan, Mark Ward, Barry Heneghan, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: Email
Insurance Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy, including engagement on Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice for Cancer Survivors, the recommendations of the Funds Sector Review, an Irish Savings Account
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy
Officials: Robert Troy, Paschal Donohoe, Fiona O'Connor, Catherine Ardagh, Andrew Smith, Seana Cunningham, Michael J. McGrath
Methods: Meeting, Letter
Cormac McKay
2025-09-21
Intent: To reconsider proceeding with this outdated method, https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5530425 I propose leveraging anonymized mobile phone GPS tracking data combined with AI-driven analysis to create a more robust, scalable, and real-time solution for transport planning and management. ::Educate TDs on the near-future possibilities with AI traffic management, as mentioned during the media debate about Metrolink, highlighted by Dermot Desmond at an AI conference in Belfast https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2025/08/05/dublins-planned-metrolink-will-be-obsolete-because-of-artificial-intelligence-says-dermot-desmond/
Details: Annual National Household Travel Survey
Officials: Seán Fleming, Shay Brennan, John Clendennen, Réada Cronin, Tony McCormack, Joe Neville, Louis O'Hara, Conor Sheehan, ...
Methods: Committee on Transport and Committee on Climate, Environment and EnergyCommittee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan DeliveryCommittee on Artificial Intelligence - Email, To appear before the new AI, Transport and Infrastructure committees. - Phone call
Lir Communications Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium's successful visitor numbers in one year since reopening, new programmes and initiatives planned in the coming months, and to highlight Explorium's potential as a national resource.
Details: Letter requesting a meeting to highlight Explorium’s positive role in science education for children and young people and its potential as a national resource.
Officials: John Brady, Paul McAuliffe, Catherine Ardagh, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Joanna Byrne, Catherine Connolly, Albert Dolan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Informal communication, ...
Rare Diseases Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: Inclusion of rare diseases as a priority for Ireland to showcase during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026.
Details: Seeking to highlight rare diseases during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026 with an official event during the presidency
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Stephen Foley, Muiris O’Connor, Simon Harris, Thomas Byrne, James Lawless, Peter Burke, Catherine Ardagh, ...
Methods: Invitation to selected TDs & Senators to join a meeting discussing plans to request official rare disease event during EU Presidency. - Email, 1 hour meeting of Oireachtas All Party Group on Rare Diseases meeting to discuss importance and reasoning for highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - Meeting, Letter sent to Ministers for Health requesting official event highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - copied to Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment - Letter
Dogs Trust
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the Programme for Government.
Details: Invite to Paws for a Cause event
Officials: Emer Higgins, Regina Doherty, Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry, Lynn Boylan, Holly Cairns, Ivana Bacik, Erin McGreehan, ...
Methods: Invite to Paws for a Cause event - Email
Rehab Group
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: Restoration of places that had been cut as a result of the capping
Details: Briefing for TDs and Councillors regarding cap placed on the number of student places allocated to NLN College East
Officials: Catherine Ardagh, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Máire Devine, Daithí Doolan, Vincent Jackson, Jesslyn Henry, Dermot Lacey, Michael Pidgeon, ...
Methods: Email to TDs in Dublin South Central, Councillors in South Central Area of Dublin City Council and Counillor Reps on the Board of CDETB - Email, Briefing meeting for Ds in Dublin South Central, Councillors in South Central Area of Dublin City Council and Counillor Reps on the Board of CDETB on the work on NLN and the impact of the proposed cap on places. - Virtual Meeting, Phone calls following up on the invitation to the meeting and outlining the issue. - Phone call