Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Calls with Senator Frances Black, Deputy Donnchadh O'Laoghaire and Deputy Roderic O'Gorman regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives. - Phone callEmail to Minister Helen McEntee, Mr. Declan Smyth and Mr. Gerard Keown regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives. - EmailEmail with information and briefing material regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and relevant Government initiatives with all Labour Party TDs; all Social Democrat TDs; all Sinn Féin Senators; Foreign Affairs spokespeople and Ctte members Deputy S Gibney, Senator P Stephenson, Deputy D Smith, Deputy D O'Laoghaire, Deputy C Bennett; Deputy R O'Gorman; Senators AM Higgins, E Flynn, L Ruane, N Cosgrove, L Harmon, M McDowell; Deputies R Boyd Barret, R Coppinger, P Murphy; Senator M Daly - Email
To support the development of a legislative framework that better protects the privacy and confidentiality of counselling notes - EmailTo support the development of a legislative framework that better protects the privacy and confidentiality of counselling notes - Phone call
Intent: Meeting on 9 June (and communications regarding logistics of same) between members of TBOI and and members of the Social Democrats party to discuss topics including judicial review, the Civil Reform Bill, Civil Legal Aid and Criminal Legal Aid
Details: Meeting between Jennifer Whitmore, Sinead Gibney, Daniel Ennis and Eoin Hayes of Social Democrats and members of TBOI to discuss various legal reforms currently underway
Intent: Share TENI's priorities and key public policy priorities for the transgender community, to inform the statements made in the Dail on the occasion of LGBTQ+ Pride.
Details: Briefing note in advance of Dail Statements on Pride
Letters were issued to Jim O'Callaghan the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The correspondence communicated the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals. - LetterMeetings were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. These engagements provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position. - MeetingPhone calls were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The engagement provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position - Phone call
Intent: To inform elected representatives and relevant departments about the priorities for the community and voluntary sector in relation to Budget 2027.
Details: The Wheel produced a pre-Budget submission, which makes a series of recommendations relating to funding the community and voluntary sector. The full submission can be found here: https://www.wheel.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/104420-The-Wheel-Pre-Budget-Submission_Proof_V7_ONLINE.pdf
Intent: Support for the position that the ARP should be extended in line with the extension of the Temporary Protection Directive and that current rate of 600EUR per month should be maintained
Details: Shared IRC's position paper on the Accommodation Recognition Programme (ARP) together with a letter outlining our ARP position and recommendations, including that the ARP should be extended in line with the extension of the Temporary Protection Directive and that current rate of 600EUR per month sho, ...
