Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)
Irish Federation of University Teachers
2025-09-08
Intent: Improvements to the terms and conditions of precarious employees in the Higher Education sector.
Details: Pervasive issue of precarious employment in Higher Education
Officials: Laura Harmon, Donna McGettigan, Erin McGreehan, James Lawless
Methods: Request to meeting to discuss pervavise issue of precarity in Higher Education - Email, Meeting to discuss pervavise issue of precarity in Higher Education - Meeting
Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)
2025-09-04
Intent: To secure an introductory meeting with a member of the Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to present HECA, outline the sector’s role, and open constructive dialogue on future policy engagement.
Details: Introduction of the Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA), representing private and independent HEIs that educate over 10% of higher education learners across diverse disciplines up to NFQ Level 9, and raising awareness of the sector’s contribution to Ireland’s tertiary education system.
Officials: Donna McGettigan
Methods: 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
UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee
2025-07-02
Intent: An introductory meeting with the new UCDSU Sabbatical Team, with a view to discussing ways of keeping student fees at promised levels
Details: Student Contribution Charge
Officials: Donna McGettigan, Pearse Doherty, Jennifer Whitmore, Jen Cummins, Simon Harris, Maeve O'Connell, Laura Harmon
Methods: Email
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
Shannon Group plc
2025-05-21
Intent: That a review of National Aviation Policy would take place with the goal of achieving balanced population and economic growth across Ireland. The successful outcome would be the balanced development in the regions, ensuring that growth is distributed more evenly throughout the entire country.
Details: Request for the review of National Aviation Policy and that Aviation Policy recognises the strategic importance of Shannon Airport and promotes balanced regional development.
Officials: Pa Daly, Donna McGettigan, Maurice Quinlivan
Methods: Letter issued to Pa Daly on 7th April and cc'd Donna McGettigan and Maurice Quinlivan - Letter
Friends of the Earth
2025-05-21
Intent: Rejection of LNG::Ensure Gov decision on LNG is changed and brought into with climate law
Details: LNG and Climate Action
Officials: Alice-Mary Higgins, Aine Doyle, Rónán Mullen, Chris Andrews, Frances Black, Eileen Flynn, Gerard Craughwell, Lynn Ruane, ...
Methods: Email with briefing to Senator Higgins - Email, Meeting with Minister's advisor - Meeting, Emails with briefing to Minister and Taoiseach's advisors - Email, ...
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
FASD Ireland CLG
2025-05-21
Intent: That the relevant person would attend the conference.
Details: Invitations to FASD in Ireland Conference
Officials: Bernard Gloster, Andy Phillips, Kate Killeen White, Martina Queally, Sara Long, Tony Canavan, Sandra Broderick, Cathal Crowe, ...
Methods: Invitation to all TDs and Senator in Clare to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - Email, Invitation to all REOs and the CEO of the HSE to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - Email, Invitation to the Minister of State for Disability to attend the FASD in Ireland Conference. - Email, ...
Irish Cancer Society
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-21
Intent: To invite Oireachtas members to an Oireachtas coffee morning to mark Daffodil Day::To share cancer related county statistics and services statistics with elected representatives
Details: Daffodil Day 2025
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Mark Ward, Marie Sherlock, Robert O'Donoghue, Erin McGreehan, Emer Higgins, Pauline Tully, Johnny Guirke, ...
Methods: Oireachtas event to mark Daffodil Day, 26.03.25. Attendees listed below. - Event / Reception