Catherine Connolly

Catherine Connolly

Total Lobbying Efforts: 972

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Stop Climate Chaos coalition

2025-09-01

Intent: TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.

Details: Climate Action Plans and Carbon Budgets

Officials: Aiden Farrelly, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, Ann Graves, Barry Heneghan, ...

Methods: Email was sent 30th July - Email

Conradh na Gaeilge

2025-09-01

Intent: Níos mó maoiniú don earnáil Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta; Reachtaíocht níos láidre don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht; An Ghaeilge níos láidre sa chóras oideachais; Tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht

Details: An maoiniú leis an nGaeilge agus an nGaeltacht a fhorbairt; Reachtaíocht na Gaeilge a láidriú nó reachtaíocht eile a d'fhéadfadh tionchar a imirt ar an nGaeilge nó ar an nGaeltacht a láidriú; An Ghaeilge a láidriú sa chóras oideachais; Tithíocht Gaeltachta

Officials: Pauline Tully, Malcolm Noonan, Danny Healy-Rae, Catherine Connolly, Dara Calleary, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Pearse Doherty, Mairéad Farrell, ...

Methods: Ríomhphost faoi cháinaisnéis 2026 agus an gá le hairgead breise don teanga agus don Ghaeltacht - Email, Cruinnithe le polaiteoirí maidir le cáinaisnéis 2026, oideachas agus tithíocht Gaeltachta - Lobby day, An maoiniú leis an nGaeilge agus an nGaeltacht a fhorbairt; Reachtaíocht leis an nGaeilge san áireamh a láidriú; An Ghaeilge a láidriú sa chóras oideachais; Tithíocht ceart sa Ghaeltacht - Meeting, ...

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

2025-08-29

Intent: To have the government act to end the regulation of genocide-funding Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Details: Campaign to end the regualtion of Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland

Officials: Cian O'Callaghan, Paul Murphy, Duncan Smith, Catherine Connolly, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruth Coppinger

Methods: Emailed key opposition party members to secure their support for an Emergency Motion calling for an end to the Central Bank of Ireland’s facilitation of Israel Bonds - Email, Submission to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach This resulted in being called as witness before the Committee. The submission can be read here: joint_committee_on_finance_public_expenditure_public_service_reform_and_digitalisation_and_taoiseach - Submission, Meeting with key opposition party members to secure their support for an Emergency Motion calling for an end to the Central Bank of Ireland’s facilitation of Israel Bonds - Meeting

One Family

2025-07-29

Intent: To outline the concerns held by civil society organisations in relation to engagement with Oireachtas Committees and to seek that a plan be formulated to address these concerns.

Details: Co-signed letter outlining engagement issues civil society orgs are experiencing with Oireachtas Committees

Officials: Peter Finnegan, Seán Fleming, John Brady, Catherine Callaghan, Micheál Carrigy, Matt Carthy, Catherine Connolly, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...

Methods: A co-signed letter from 113 civil society organisations was emailed on the 23rd of July to the Clerk of Dáil Eireann and Secretary General of the Houses of the Oireachtas Service and cc'd to the Working Group of Committee Cathaoirligh on 23rd July 2025. - Email

Local Development Companies Network CLG

2025-07-07

Intent: Members of the Oireachtas were invited to attend a meet and greet event as part of Local Development Week, and where the LDCN's 2026 Pre-Budget Submission was launched

Details: Meet and Greet event as part of Local Development Week

Officials: Conor D McGuinness, Rose Conway-Walsh, Claire Kerrane, Conor Sheehan, Ryan O'Meara, David Maxwell, Brian Brennan, Alan Dillon, ...

Methods: Members attended an informal gathering - Event / Reception

McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited

2025-05-30

Intent: To express serious concerns in relation to proposed increases to the Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) for employment permits and highlight the significant challenges that would be faced by employers should they proceed. The intended result would be that such proposed increases would not come into effect.

Details: Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR)

Officials: Timmy Dooley, Catherine Connolly, Hildegarde Naughton, John Connolly, Cathal Crowe, Donna McGettigan, Kieran O'Donnell, Maurice Quinlivan, ...

Methods: A letter - outlining concerns about the proposed increases to the MAR for employment permits - was emailed (as an attachment) to nine TDs in Limerick, Clare and Galway. - Letter

Christian Aid Ireland

2025-05-21

Intent: Sharing of information and human rights concerns in particular re Gaza, as well as updates and advocacy in support of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018

Details: Human rights in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT)

Officials: Frances Black, Gary Gannon, Ivana Bacik, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Paul Murphy, Alice-Mary Higgins, Declan Smyth, Simon Harris, ...

Methods: Briefings for political parties, TDs & Senators on Occupied Territories Bill: Deputies Paul Murphy, Sinead Gibney, Ivana Bacik, Donnchadh O'Laoghaire, Barry Heneghan and Catherine Connolly. Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Frances Black. - Meeting, Sharing information with Senator Frances Black, Deputy Gary Gannon, Deputy Mairead Farrell, Deputy Donnchadh O'Laoghaire and Deputy Paul Murphy regarding Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill. - Social Media, Meetings with Senator Frances Black and partner NGOs to discuss the Occupied Territories Bill 2018 - Virtual Meeting, ...

ActionAid Ireland

2025-05-21

Intent: For DPOs to be made aware of our findings and push for recommendations on regulating private finance going through Ireland to the fossil fuel industry. Which found that as of June 2024, Irish-based subsidiaries of investment companies held €31.76 billion ($34 billion) in fossil fuel investments. This puts Ireland 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries.

Details: AV room launch of paper on Irelands role in the fossil fuel industry where we shared the findings and recommendations.

Officials: Sinéad Gibney, Eileen Flynn, Séamus Healy, Mairéad Farrell, Catherine Connolly, Charles Ward, Paul Murphy, Ciarán Ahern, ...

Methods: Event / Reception

Creative Retail Distribution Limited

2025-05-21

Intent: A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Details: Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations , ...

Officials: Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...

Methods: Email to members of the Oireachtas referring to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from Forvis Mazars on the matter. - Email

ActionAid Ireland

2025-05-21

Intent: Ensure DPOs were aware of ActionAid priorities.

Details: Meet to discuss ActionAid work and our priorities.

Officials: Catherine Connolly, Pa Daly, Roderic O'Gorman, Sinéad Gibney, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Methods: Meeting