Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 328)
Derreen Sports CLG
2025-12-30
Intent: Establish what grant funding may be available for delivery of public sports infrastructure.
Details: Ongoing contact with public representatives to establish what grant funding may be available for delivery of public sports infrastructure.
Officials: Angela McAllen, Marie Moloney, Martin Grady, Niall 'Botty' O'Callaghan, Niall Kelleher, Brendan Cronin, John O'Donoghue, Maura Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Meeting
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd
2025-09-30
Intent: Request for Meeting and Proposal: Inclusion of Operational Machinery Drivers on Critical Skills List - and to propose a pathway to remedy this via inclusion of “operational drivers for contracting & forestry machinery” in the Critical Skills Occupation List for skilled workers.Under the following topics 1. Nature of the Challenge, 2. Proposed Solution: Critical Skills Inclusion, 3. Requesting for Meeting & Next steps, 4. Why this matters now,.
Details: Request for Meeting and Proposal: Inclusion of Operational Machinery Drivers on Critical Skills List
Officials: Brian Purcell, Charlie McConalogue, Jackie Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Martin Heydon, Michael Healy-Rae, Paul Dillon, Alan Dillon, ...
Methods: Request for Meeting and Proposal: Inclusion of Operational Machinery Drivers on Critical Skills List - Email
Football Association of Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: To discuss the latest developments for the Association including the proposed workforce transformation programme, financial position and approach to debt, LOI Academies, EURO 2028 Legacy.
Details: A meeting with Minister McConalogue
Officials: Charlie McConalogue, Ciaran Shanley
Methods: A meeting on 9 July 2025 with Minister McConalogue - Meeting
Abbey Theatre
2025-09-21
Intent: To update Government officials on plans for the Abbey Theatre.::To promote awareness of the need for continued support of the Abbey Theatre Redevelopment Project.::To explore and secure opportunities for promotion of the National Theatre of Ireland.
Details: Communications between representatives of the Abbey Theatre and Government
Officials: James Geoghegan, Conor Sreenan, Charlie McConalogue, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Patrick O'Donovan, John Callinan, Karl Mitchell, John Concannon
Methods: A tour of the Abbey Theatre and discussion on the progress of the redevelopment on 2 May with James Geoghegan TD, following issue of an invitation. - Meeting, Meeting and discussion on the redevelopment project with: - Conor Sreenan, OPW State & Principal Architect,- Charlie McConalogue, Minister, Dept. of Culture, - Karl Mitchell, Area Management Central & South East, Dublin City Council on 13 August- Patrick O'Donovan, Minister, Dept. of Culture on 2 Sept.- John Callinan, Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach on 4 Sept. - Meeting, Informal in-person conversations in relation to progress of the Abbey Theatre redevelopment project with:- Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health, during an event at the residence of the British Ambassador,- Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Culture, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. - Informal communication, ...
Derreen Sports CLG
2025-09-21
Intent: Establish what grant funding may be available for delivery of public sports infrastructure.
Details: Ongoing contact with public representatives to establish what grant funding may be available for delivery of public sports infrastructure.
Officials: Angela McAllen, Marie Moloney, Martin Grady, Niall 'Botty' O'Callaghan, Niall Kelleher, Brendan Cronin, John O'Donoghue, Maura Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-19
Intent: That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur agreement in its current form. The beef industry in Ireland supports 90,000 farmers and around 25,000 jobs and is critical to the rural economy. There are very strong concerns about the impact the EU-Mercosur trade agreement would have on the viability of some 90,000 families.::That, while it is often argued that an additional 99,000t of beef from the Mercosur block countries would represent only 1-2% of the EU beef market, this statistic is in fact very misleading. The high value EU steak market (fillet, striploin, and cube) will be targeted by Mercosur beef exporters and will impact EU producers' ability to achieve a positive return on the carcass. 30% of the value of the carcass is contained within the yield of high
Details: Mercosur Trade Deal
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Billy Kelleher, Brendan Smith, Brian Brennan, Cathal Byrne, Cathy Bennett, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication, Email, ...
Family Carers Ireland
2025-09-19
Intent: Incorporate FCI proposals into policy/ actions in 2026 budget
Details: FCI Pre- Budget Submissions 2026
Officials: Mary Butler, James Browne, David Cullinane, John Cummins, Jack Chambers, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Niamh Smyth, ...
Methods: James Browne, Mary Butler & David Cullinane - Email, John Cummins - Meeting, Jack Chambers & Paul Mc Auliffe - Email, ...
Hume Brophy
2025-09-19
Intent: To meet with government to discuss the Prime Arena project the opportunity for winter sports and Ireland Inc.
Details: To inform on the Prime Arena project the opportunity for winter sports and Ireland Inc.
Officials: Patrick O'Donovan, Theresa Newman, Jack O’Donnell, Charlie McConalogue, Jim Gildea
Methods: To request and secure the meeting - Email, Meeting
Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF)
2025-09-19
Intent: The intended result was to raise awareness and understanding of our ask in order that the relevant ministers would support this in the pre-budget allocation
Details: The lobbying intent was to raise awareness of our submission to the Department of Sport of our ask to make a Special Allocation in Budget 2026. The ask was for €5m to fully renovate and restore a derelict building in Dun Laoghaire for use as a National Sailing Performance HQ. This new building wil, ...
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Neale Richmond, Charlie McConalogue, Jim O'Callaghan, Cormac Devlin, Barry Ward, Timmy Dooley, Paschal Donohoe, ...
Methods: Emails highlighting the lack of facilities and asking for various ministers to support us in our request for funding. - Email, Several phonecalls with TDs and Ministers - Phone call, Meeting with Cormac Devlin and 3 representatives of the Irish Sailing Foundation in Leinster House - Meeting, ...
Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce
2025-09-19
Intent: Ensure Ministers recognised the need for delivery is now urgent::Demanding Balanced Regional Development and funding that will address years of infrastructure deficits
Details: Budget Submission outlining the priorities for Letterkenny Chamber Members and the wider region
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers, Dara Calleary, Peter Burke, Alan Dillon, Nikki Bradley, Manus Boyle, Niall Blaney, ...
Methods: Submission sent on 11th September - Submission