Dermot O'Brien

Dermot O'Brien

Total Lobbying Efforts: 33

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Crosscare

2025-05-07

Intent: Continuation of this service through long term, mainstream statutory support.

Details: Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young pe, ...

Officials: Mark Ward, Paul Gogarty, Emer Higgins, Shane Moynihan, Eoin Ó Broin, Colm Brophy, John Lahart, Paul Murphy, ...

Methods: Multiple versions of the same email sent to many public representatives - as below - Email

Saint John of God Hospital clg

2025-05-07

Intent: Invitation to the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill, to showcase this community venture which will be operated and facilitated by people living with dementia and local volunteers.

Details: Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.

Officials: Jacqueline Burke, Carrie Smyth, Barry Ward, Jim Gildea, Simon Harris, Frank McNamara, Dave O'Keeffe, Hugh Lewis, ...

Methods: Invitation to the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill, a community venture being operated and facilitated by people living with dementia and local volunteers - Email

SaveBray

2025-05-06

Intent: The rezoning of Flood Zone A for Open Space land use

Details: Prevention of development on Flood Zone A on former Bray Golf Club lands, currently zoned for Mixed Use

Officials: Malachaí Duddy, Erika Doyle, Dermot O'Brien, Aoife Flynn, Caroline Winstanley, Ian Neary, Joe Behan, Melanie Corrigan, ...

Methods: Presentation re flood risk in our area and the Flood Risk Management Guidelines in relation to land and flood zoning held in Bray Family Resource Centre in Fassaroe, Bray, on 25th February, 2025. - Meeting, Invitations to above meeting, change of date from original invitation, reminder, thank you follow up, copy of presentation sent to councillors, correspondence re postponement of LAP by Wicklow Co Co due to .change in planning legislation. - Email

National Centre for Youth Mental Health

2025-01-21

Intent: Originally intended as an opportunity for Jigsaw volunteers to channel voice to sitting Cathaoirleach, volunteer unavailability meant it reverted to general outcomes of increased awareness of Jigsaw's work and advocate for future collaborative spaces to channel youth voice into decision making.

Details: Visit to Jigsaw Wicklow

Officials: Dermot O'Brien

Methods: Bray Chamber visit by Jigsaw Wicklow. - Meeting

BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

2025-01-16

Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .

Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.

Officials: Andrea Dalton, Adrienne Wallace, Paul Murphy, Dan Boyle, Peter Horgan, Eoghan Kenny, Pádraig Rice, Honore Kamegni, ...

Methods: Email

Trinity Care

2024-09-17

Intent: secure support and funding for the irish nursing home sector and raise awareness about the NHI Crisis in Care Campaign

Details: NHI Crisis in Care Campaign

Officials: Irene Winters, John Snell, Shay Cullen, Gerry Walsh, Paul O'Brien, Gail Dunne, Mags Crean, Derek Mitchell, ...

County Wicklow Public Participation Network

2024-08-30

Intent: Additional Participation in the Wicklow County Council Strategic Policy Committees for the community sector through the community & voluntary, social inclusion and environmental sectors

Details: Wicklow County Council Draft SPC Scheme 2024-2029 Public Consultation

Officials: Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Caroline Winstanley, Danny Alvey, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Emer O'Gorman, Erika Doyle, ...

Methods: Submission

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

2024-05-22

Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7

Details: One Stops Shops

Officials: Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Colette Connolly, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, ...

Methods: Email

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-17

Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d

Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers

Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ...

Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ...

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-17

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being places on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being ask

Details: Wicklow County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Officials: Anne Ferris, Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Derek Mitchell, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...

Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...