Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 7)
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.
Details: St Michael's House Lobbying
Officials: Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Ivana Bacik, Richard Boyd Barrett, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, Dessie Ellis, Gary Gannon, ...
Methods: June 2025. Official opening of Caislean Day Services. A day services for adults with disabilities. - Event / Reception, 20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter, 31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting, ...
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Welcoming TD's to visit St Michael's House or have Teams meeting to discuss the challenges within the disability sector and potential solutions. It is a fantastic opportunity to work together to create positive change for individuals with disabilities and their families and carers.
Details: Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Ann Graves, Barry Ward, Barry Heneghan, Naoise Ó Muirí, Catherine Ardagh, Cian O'Callaghan, Ciarán Ahern, ...
Methods: Letters sent to all current TD's in December 2024. Letter included manifesto produced by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. - Letter
Christian Aid Ireland
2025-09-22
Intent: To advocate for the Irish Government to develop a strong public position against the EU's Omnibus Simplification Package, ensuring that key corporate sustainability laws, including the CSDDD, are protected.
Details: EU corporate accountability policy
Officials: Rose Conway-Walsh, Neale Richmond, Lynn Boylan, Eoin Hayes, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Alice-Mary Higgins, Patricia Stephenson, Sinéad Gibney, ...
Methods: Meetings with TDs, Senators, MEPs, and officials in relation to EU corporate accountability legislation. - Meeting, Emails to elected representatives in relation to EU corporate accountability policy and legislation. - Email
Irish Bioenergy Association
2025-09-21
Intent: Lobbied TD's and Senators on the main items required to mobilise the biomethane sector in Ireland including: 1.A Government statement reaffirming its commitment to biomethane strategy. 2.The immediate publication of the full design of the RHO scheme.3.Government removes all eligibility in existing and new obligation schemes for fraudulent imported (Non EU produced) liquid biofuels. 4.Extends the deadline and commit to funding the 18 project under the capital grant scheme.
Details: Briefing for political representatives in Buswell's Hotel, Dublin on the biomethane sector and the policy / support requirements for the mobilisation of the sector.
Officials: Garret Kelleher, Seán Kyne, Eoin Hayes, Gareth Scahill, Joe O'Reilly, Danny Healy-Rae, Seamus McGrath, John Paul O'Shea, ...
Methods: Lobby day
Restaurants Association of Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: To discuss the cost of doing business and competitiveness and ways in which the sector can be supported. Seeking support from Oireachtas members
Details: Appeared before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Officials: James O'Connor, Brian Brennan, John Clendennen, Rose Conway-Walsh, Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Tony McCormack, ...
Methods: Meeting
Rare Diseases Ireland
2025-09-20
Intent: Inclusion of rare diseases as a priority for Ireland to showcase during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026.
Details: Seeking to highlight rare diseases during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026 with an official event during the presidency
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Stephen Foley, Muiris O’Connor, Simon Harris, Thomas Byrne, James Lawless, Peter Burke, Catherine Ardagh, ...
Methods: Invitation to selected TDs & Senators to join a meeting discussing plans to request official rare disease event during EU Presidency. - Email, 1 hour meeting of Oireachtas All Party Group on Rare Diseases meeting to discuss importance and reasoning for highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - Meeting, Letter sent to Ministers for Health requesting official event highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - copied to Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment - Letter
Rockwood Consulting ULC
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: Support for Euronext's 2026 pre-budget submission
Details: Euronext Dublin Pre-budget submission
Officials: Peter Burke, Paschal Donohoe, Fiona O'Connor, Laura Mannion, James Geoghegan, Rose Conway-Walsh, Barry Heneghan, Shay Brennan, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Institute of Physics
2025-09-19
Intent: To raise awareness and profile of the Institute of Physics in general and to have active channels where we can go to discuss any upcoming issues that may arise among the parliamentary parties
Details: Emails sent to discuss the general importance of physics especially in terms of of education, skills and training and to start a conversation in that regard
Officials: Eoin Hayes, Ivana Bacik, Jim O'Callaghan, James Geoghegan, Tom Brabazon, Barry Heneghan, Denise Mitchell, Cian O'Callaghan, ...
Methods: Emailed a selection of TD's across parties representing Dublin Bay South and Dublin Bay North in order to start a process of contact from the Institute of Physics, the aim being to have active parliamentary channels with a view particularly to discussing areas related to Education, Training and Skills. We would like to contact these representatives to start with and we may need to contact any relevant representatives in the future as any physics related issues may arise. - Email
Trócaire
2025-09-19
Intent: Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Details: Corporate accountability and justice
Officials: Janet Horner, Gerard Keown, Seán Crowe, John Lahart, Paula Butterly, Michael Murphy, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Seán Kelly, ...
Methods: Meeting with Janet Horner, new Green Party spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence - Meeting, Irish Coalition on Business and Human Rights meeting with Political Director and reps of HR Unit - Meeting, Irish Coalition on Business and Human Rights meeting with Senator Stephenson and advisor to Sinead Gibney TD on Omnibus proposal to weaken Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Meeting, ...
Friends of the Earth
2025-09-19
Intent: Improved provisions of Industrial Development Bill 2025 re climate and sustainability
Details: Industrial Development Bill 2025
Officials: Eoin Hayes
Methods: Emails re necessary changes to Industrial Development Bill 2025 - Email