Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 243)
GIY Ireland
2025-12-15
Intent: Government support for a national rollout of GIY;s GROW at School program
Details: Lobbying around a pre-budget submission by GIY for support for a national rollout of GROW a School education programme
Officials: Noel Grealish, Helen McEntee
Methods: Hosted Minister Noel Grealish at a GROW at School school - Event / Reception, Follow up with Minister Helen McEntee's office and school visits team about GIY's pre-budget submission and invite to come and visit a GROW at School school - Email, Met Minister Helen McEntee at Samhain event in Meath to discuss GROW at School pre-budget submission - Meeting
The Big Idea House
2025-10-10
Intent: Information Gathering
Details: SME Conference
Officials: Helen McEntee
Methods: Attended the Fine Gael SME conference to chat to Minister Helen McEntee to request involvement in the National Conversation on Education as a stakeholder and request any feedback on our pre-budget submission. - Event / Reception
County Kildare Chamber
2025-10-02
Intent: Engagement with Oireachtas members and Government Ministers in advance of Budget 2026 on the following national and regional priorities:Housing delivery and infrastructure investment.Skills development and training pathways to support enterprise.Energy and grid capacity, including renewables integration.Measures to support competitiveness for FDI and indigenous business.
Details: Chambers Budget 2026 Advocacy Day
Officials: Joe Neville, Aubrey McCarthy, Naoise O'Cearúil, Helen McEntee, Norma Foley, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Methods: College of Physicians, Kildare Street- 24th Sept - Meeting
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-10-02
Intent: INTO calls for a two-point reduction in primary class sizes this year. This would require 750 teaching posts many of which would not be new posts but rather would be retained posts that otherwise will be lost.Reducing class sizes by two pupils would have a transformative effect on primaryeducation. It would allow teachers to better respond to the wide and evolving range of pupil's needs in classrooms and assist with the enactment of the new curriculum.
Details: Letter to Tanaiste Chambers regarding report in the Irish Times today (01/10/25) that decisions his Department may be obstructing the hiring of additional teachers and staff, with the result that progress towards reducing class sizes could be delayed.
Officials: Jack Chambers, Helen McEntee, Micheál Martin
Methods: Letter was sent to Minister Chambers and also copied to Minister McEntee and An Taoiseach Michael Martin on 1 October 2025. - Letter
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-10-01
Intent: Improvements in the primary school staffing schedule.
Details: Conversation regarding the primary school staffing schedule and improvements sought in Budget 2026.
Officials: Helen McEntee, Michael Moynihan
Methods: John Boyle met with the Ministers Helen McEntee and Michael Moynihan at the Mass for the opening of the academic year at St. Patrick’s College DCU on Tuesday 30 September 2025. - Informal communication
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists
2025-09-21
Intent: To request an urgent meeting with the Minister and the HSE to discuss our concerns and identify solutions to manage clinical risk, to ensure that the protocol is implementable for our members and to ensure appropriate assessment and intervention pathways for autistic people.
Details: 'IASLT alongside colleagues from PSI, AOTI, IASW, INDI wrote to the Mnister highlight our collective concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol and to request an urgent meeting.'
Officials: Norma Foley, Hildegarde Naughton, Helen McEntee, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Methods: Email
Education for Sustainability
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-21
Intent: Increased resources and focus on climate literacy and education along with awareness on the new CASD subject.
Details: Climate Literacy and Education
Officials: Alan Dillon, Jerry Buttimer, Helen McEntee, Darragh O'Brien
Methods: Emailed re awareness and scope of climate literacy education - Email
Education for Sustainability
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-21
Intent: Increased funding to climate literacy and education
Details: Climate Literacy and Education
Officials: Alan Dillon, Jerry Buttimer, Helen McEntee, Darragh O'Brien
Methods: Parliamentary Questions submission to query funding for climate literacy in education - Email
Statkraft Ireland Limited
2025-09-21
Intent: To keep lines of communications open and keep all parties informed on the NISA project developments.
Details: Project updates on NISA and June Newsletter
Officials: Joan Hopkins, Malachy Quinn, Amanda Smith, Gráinne Maguire, Thomas Byrne, Darren O'Rourke, Nina Carberry, Helen McEntee
Methods: Project updates on NISA and June Newsletter - Email, Phone call for an introduction and to set up meeting to provide NISA project updates. - Phone call, Minister Helen McEntee, Minsiter Thomas Byrne Cllr Tom O Leary, Cllr Tony Murphy, Cllr Malachy Quinn, Cllr Amanda Smyth, Cllr Grainne McGuireDeputy Darren O RourkeNina Carberry MEP - Meeting
National Infertility Support and Information Group
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-20
Intent: To secure future funding for the NISIG Helpline, to maintain this crucial support for those in need of assistance particularly at times of great emotional stress.::NISIG are calling for a wider and more sufficiently funded public funding system for IVF including significantly increased funding for the fertility hubs nationwide::NISIG asks that eligibility and criteria for public funding for IVF are broad, equitable, inclusive and reflective of those who seek infertility treatment. This includes a review of the current criteria based on data from the last 2 years, along with areas such as funding for patients requiring PGT-M and PGT-SR, and additional cycles of IVF for couples with no children. Donor conception must be ready to roll out in conjunction with the establishment of the new Regulatory Authority. ::There is no provision for specific support by the State health services for those going through fertility treatment and NISIG receives no Government funding for the vital support s
Details: NISIG emailed members of the Oireachtas our 2026 pre-budget submission. Key asks in the pre-budget submission included funding our NISIG Helpline, a request for a wider and more sufficiently funded public funded IVF scheme. Also, that eligibility and criteria be broad, equitable, inclusive and refle, ...
Officials: Pádraig Rice, Michael Cahill, Sorca Clarke, Martin Daly, Pádraig O'Sullivan, David Cullinane, Peter Roche, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: NISIG emailed (with attached letter) members of the Oireachtas our 2026 pre-budget submission. Key asks included securing future funding for the NISIG Helpline. Also, a request for a wider and more sufficiently funded public funded IVF scheme and that eligibility and criteria be broad, equitable, inclusive and reflective of those who seek infertility treatment. Also, that donor conception must be ready to roll out in conjunction with the establishment of the new Regulatory Authority - Email