Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 219)
The Community Platform
2025-09-08
Intent: To strengthen the content and implementation of the successor strategy
Details: Consultation on successor strategy to the Roadmap for Social Inclusion
Officials: Dara Calleary
Methods: Emailed letter to Minister Calleary presenting key recommendations for the successor strategy to the Roadmap for Social Inclusion - Letter
Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland
2025-09-05
Intent: SERI's pre-budget proposals are included in Budget 2026
Details: Lobbying regarding SERI's pre-budget submission and AI
Officials: Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Brian Brennan, Linda Nelson Murray, Aubrey McCarthy, Dara Calleary, George Lawlor, James O'Connor, ...
Methods: Zoom meeting with Albert Dolan - Virtual Meeting, Meeting in Leinster House with Paul Donnelly - Meeting, Meeting in Buswell's with Brian Brennan - Meeting, ...
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-09-04
Intent: To promote key aspects of the INOU 2026 Pre-Budget Submission which covered issues under adequate incomes; supportive employment services; accessible and inclusive employment and employment programmes; meaningful education and skills; and properly supporting communities.
Details: In July, the INOU participated in the Department of Social Protection’s Pre-Budget Forum, which took place in Chartered Accountants House, Dublin 2. In advance of this meeting a summary of the INOU's Pre-Budget Submission was emailed to the Department.
Officials: Dara Calleary
Methods: Event / Reception, Submission
National Dairy Council
2025-09-02
Intent: Letter was in response to media reports of a review into the nutritional value of the hot school meals programme and asked for NDC nutritionists to be allowed to feed into the review, in light of research which shows that Irish children are not meeting Department of Health guidelines for dairy consumption.
Details: Wrote to the Minister for Social Protection on 15th April 2025
Officials: Dara Calleary
Methods: Email
Sensational Kids CLG
2025-09-02
Intent: Allocation/provision of funding to complete construction of the National Child Development Centre
Details: Emails to seek support for funding to complete the construction of the National Child Development Centre
Officials: Seán Ó Fearghaíl, James Lawless, Mark Wall, Anne Rabbitte, Norma Foley, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh, Fiona O'Loughlin, Mary Lou McDonald, ...
Methods: Email to seek support for funding to be provided to complete the National Child Development Centre - Email
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, ...
County Wicklow Public Participation Network
2025-09-01
Intent: To ensure that the government recognises voluntary efforts, values volunteers, and does everything in its power to support the Community & Voluntary Sector in Ireland
Details: Submission to the Stakeholder Consultation on A new Strategy to Support the Community & Voluntary Sector in Ireland
Officials: Dara Calleary
Methods: Submission
Limerick Chamber
2025-08-29
Intent: To garner support for the actions contained within the Pre-budget Submission to form part of Budget 2026
Details: Limerick Chamber Launched its Pre-Budget Submission 2026 and circulated to relevant Ministers, TDs and Senators
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Simon Harris, Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers, Helen McEntee, Darragh O'Brien, Norma Foley, ...
Methods: Email
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
2025-08-28
Intent: Influencing the Government's 2026 Budget for People Living with Dementia and Family Carers. This was at the Department of Social Protection Prebudget Submission Forum
Details: Department of Social Protection Prebudget Submission Forum
Officials: Dara Calleary
Methods: Hosted by the Department of Social Protection on the 17th July with all NGOs in Ireland working in the social care space. - Lobby day