Dermot Lacey

Dermot Lacey

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 208

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Dublin City Council
First Seen
18 October 2015
Last Seen
20 May 2026

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Councillor

Observed Public Bodies

Dublin City Council

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 21)

Dublin City Lido CLG

19 officials
2026-01-20

Intent: To encourage consideration of the proposed public lido as part of the decision-making process regarding the future use and development of George’s Dock, including through the public consultation and subsequent Dublin City Council deliberations.

Details: Correspondence with elected members of Dublin City Council and senior officials in relation to the public consultation and decision-making process regarding the future use and development of George’s Dock. Engagement included discussion of the consultation framework, encouragement of consideration o, ...

Methods
Written correspondence, including substantially similar emails sent to elected members of Dublin City Council, Members of the Oireachtas, and senior officials, relating to the public consultation and future use of George’s Dock, and encouraging consideration of a proposed public lido within the consultation and decision-making process. - Email

Fenton Fitzwilliam Ltd

67 officials
2026-01-20

Intent: (1) To highlight how Lyft Urban Solutions could support bike sharing in Dublin (2) To secure a meeting to discuss the same (3) To secure attendance at a demonstration showcasing how Lyft's bikes operate

Details: Correspondence to discuss how Lyft Urban Solutions could support bike sharing in Dublin

Methods
EmailMeetingPhone call

Scouting Ireland

4 officials
2026-01-20

Intent: The lobbying message aims to secure increased government funding for Scouting Ireland in Budget 2026. It highlights the organisation’s strong social impact through youth development and volunteerism, while noting that chronic underfunding limits access for thousands of young people. It calls for fairer state support, investment to reduce waiting lists, and stronger prioritisation of youth work.

Details: Request for Support: Youth Work Funding in Budget 2026

Methods
These communications were made by Geraldine Smith in her capacity as a volunteer Scout Leader with a local Scout Group in the relevant constituency. At a meeting with James Geoghegan on 2/9/25, she identified herself as a volunteer Scout Leader and, in her professional capacity, as a Provincial Support Officer with Scouting Ireland. - MeetingTo advance the intended results, Geraldine Smith undertook the following targeted lobbying activities: 3 emails were sent to Ivana Bacik; 4 emails and one in-person meeting on 2/9/25 were conducted with James Geoghegan; and two emails were sent to Jim O’Callaghan. - Email

Rehab Group

24 officials
2025-09-20
Current/Former DPOFAQ

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

Methods
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 MeetingEmail to TDs in Dublin South Central, Councillors in South Central Area of Dublin City Council and Counillor Reps on the Board of CDETB - EmailPhone calls following up on the invitation to the meeting and outlining the issue. - Phone call

Focus Ireland

14 officials
2025-09-16

Intent: Quarterly public reports on youth homelessness data across 18 local authorities. They were also encouraged to raise the issue within their Housing Strategic Policy Committees,submit questions on current data practices, and advocate for improved data and a successor youth homelessness strategy within their political parties. The aim is to support cross-party efforts toward ending homelessness by 2030 and to drive tangible improvements in local data collection and consultation

Details: To improve policy, prevention, and data collection re: youth housing

Methods
'Quarterly public reports on youth homelessness data across 18 local authorities. They were also encouraged to raise the issue within their Housing Strategic Policy Committees,submit questions on current data practices, and advocate for improved data and a successor youth homelessness strategy within their political parties. The aim is to support cross-party efforts toward ending homelessness by 2030 and to drive tangible improvements in local data collection and consultation.' - Email

Intent: Review and implementation of suitable traffic calming measures on the Donnybrook end of Anglesea road

Details: On behalf of the Residents Association I approached Dermot Lacey, Councillor of the Pembroke Ward, to request his assistance in getting traffic calming measures implemented on the Donnybrook end of Anglesea road

Officials
Methods
it was simply an exchange with Councillor Lacey requesting that he follow up with Trafic Dept of Dublin City Council re an assessment of possible traffic calming measure for a section of Anglesea Road - Email

COPE Galway CLG

16 officials
2025-09-09

Intent: An increased understanding of the extent of youth homelessness across local authorities and to provide quarterly publicly available reports on the number of young people aged 18-24 that present for support due to homelessness including numbers assessed as homeless under section 2 of Housing Act 1988, numbers allocated emergency accommodation, numbers not allocated emergency accommodation and reasons why and the numbers not regards as homeless.

Details: Seeking a change in policy, prevention and data collection in regard to youth homelessness, for an increased understanding of the extent of youth homelessness across 18 local authorities.

Methods
This activity was conducted in conjunction with the Irish Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (ICEYH) - Email

Intent: Consultation with Synge Street school community, including parents, teachers and students::Pause of plans in order to implement a fair consultation and decision-making process

Details: Decision to transition Synge Street CBS to a Gaelcholáiste

Methods
Politicians and Department of Education Representatives informed of lunchtime protest by teachers and parents outside Synge Street CBS - Event / ReceptionPoliticians and Department of Education Representatives received letter from ASTI - Letter