Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 216)
Irish League of Credit Unions
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-04-04
Intent: To invite Minister McEntee to attend the ILCU National Schools Quiz final 6th of April
Details: Letter inviting Minister McEntee to ILCU School Quiz finals and to discuss Credit union policy issues
Officials: Helen McEntee
Methods: Letter
Irish League of Credit Unions
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-04-04
Intent: Intended results were to organise a meeting with the relevant Minister and ILCU officials
Details: Letters requesting meetings to discuss credit union policy issues and the Programme for Government
Officials: Robert Troy, Darragh O'Brien, Dara Calleary, Martin Heydon, Helen McEntee
Methods: Letter
Akinbola Idowu Olusoji Sanuade
2025-03-31
Intent: Promote improved procedural standards for public bodies when handling Judicial Review applications, ensuring these applications are properly recognized and processedAdvocate for clearer guidelines on document management, particularly regarding proper entity identification in quasi-judicial determinationsSupport reforms that would enhance transparency and accountability in administrative decision-making processes::Encourage policy changes that would prevent mischaracterization of legal proceedings and ensure consistent case referencingPromote better alignment between public bodies' published customer service commitments and their actual administrative practicesAdvocate for measures to ensure timely and clear communication with affected parties throughout administrative proceedings.Support the development of standardized protocols for correcting errors in administrative determinations promptly
Details: JUDICIAL REVIEW
Officials: Helen McEntee, Darragh O'Brien, Darragh O'Brien, James Lawless, Maria Graham
Methods: Plan to engage with Department of Justice officials & relevant Oireachtas members through correspondence & meetings to highlight systemic issues in administrative tribunal procedures. Will share documented examples of procedural irregularities in Judicial Review cases and propose specific policy improvements to enhance transparency, ensure proper entity identification in determinations, standardize case referencing, & strengthen adherence to published service standards in quasi-judicial bodies. - Letter
Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation
2025-03-06
Intent: Inclusion of a section on youth work in the Programme for Government
Details: Letter highlighting importance of including a section dedicated to youth work in the Programme for Government
Officials: Jack Chambers, Simon Harris, Alan Ahearne, Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Jennifer Whitmore, Aidan Farrelly, Michael Lowry, ...
Methods: Letter
Mediahuis Ireland Group Limited
2025-03-04
Intent: To progress the reform of Ireland's defamation laws
Details: To urge progress of the Defamation Amendment Bill
Officials: Helen McEntee, Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Roderic O'Gorman, Catherine Martin, James Browne
Methods: Letter
Coeliac Society Of Ireland
2025-03-04
Intent: advocating for changes to the Nutritional Standards for Hot School Meals to address the exclusion of coeliac children and ensure their dietary needs are met in a fair and equitable manner.
Details: School Meals Programme
Officials: Martin Daly, Norma Foley, Norma Foley, Dara Calleary, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Helen McEntee, Michael Moynihan, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
Methods: We are deeply concerned that coeliac children continue to be excluded from the Hot School Meals programme, facing daily discrimination that impacts not just their physical health but also their mental well-being and sense of belonging in school.We are asking for your support in ensuring that the Departments of Education, Social Protection, and Health, alongside the HSE and Safefood, prioritise these necessary changes to the Nutritional Standards for Hot School Meals. - Email
Irish SME Association
2025-03-04
Intent: Ensuring the TDs responsible for negotiating the program for government were aware of ISME's principal policiy priorities
Details: Making known the ISME policy priorities for the program for government
Officials: Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Martin Heydon, John Cummins, John Paul O'Shea, Jack Chambers, ...
Methods: Email
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-02-26
Intent: Review of the Usage of Croke Park Hours. ::Announcement of Teacher Supply measures including lifting of restrictions for substitution by teachers on career break/job-sharing, arrangements for teachers trained abroad to return here for Droichead and extension of pension abatement waiver for retired teachers willing to work as subs. Also measures for Irish medium education. ::Publication of Circular on Occupational Injury Leave and commitment to comprehensively review the Assault Leave Circular. ::Need to communicate with system regarding plans for school closures for TPL and staff collaboration in the 2025/26 school year relating to redeveloped curriculum and other initiatives. Important to signal support for NCCA document ‘Sustaining Systemwide Primary Curriculum Change’, the recommendations of which had been accepted by the last Minister and Department of Education officials.::Payment date to be confirmed for PME fee refunds::Letter and money to go to 40 schools built by WBS to compen
Details: Improvements sought in the primary and special education sector as detailed below.
Officials: Helen McEntee, Bernie McNally, Aoife Conduit
Methods: Meeting held in the Department of Education on Tuesday 25 February 2025. Followed up with a email from John Boyle dated Wednesday 26 February 2025 with an overview of our specific requests of the Minister. - Meeting
Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie
2025-02-19
Intent: Support for the following policy areas:1. Significant reform and investment in child and youth mental health services delivered through the cross government Young Ireland Policy Framework spotlight programme2. Prioritisation of preventative, early intervention and primary care mental health services for children and young people3. Provision of new youth hubs4. Access to affordable housing5. A meaningful input for young people in decisions affecting their lives
Details: Emails to incoming Ministers and officials regarding policy priorities for the new Dail term, particularly around youth mental health and youth work
Officials: Helen McEntee, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Mary Butler, Jack Chambers, John Cummins, James Browne, Paschal Donohoe, James Lawless, ...
Methods: One email to each listed individual below - Email
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-02-07
Intent: To continue working constructively with the Department of Education o ensure the development of a world-class primary and special education system for all children. To encourage sustained investment in schools, teachers, and educational infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our society. To ensure that our education system reflects the high calibre of teaching and learning that Irish citizens expect and deserve. ::A briefing document outlining the key issues facing primary and special education was included with our correspondence, which highlights urgent priorities such as class size reductions, additional supports for children with special educational needs, teacher recruitment and retention challenges, the necessity to augment school leadership, higher direct funding for schools and the need for enhanced resources in schools serving disadvantaged communities.::INTO welcomes a meeting with Minister McEntee to discuss these critical matters and explore ways in which we can work
Details: Congratulating Minister Helen McEntee on her appointment as Minister for Education. INTO look forward to collaborating with Minister McEntee and her team to build on the strengths of our education system.
Officials: Helen McEntee
Methods: Letter to Minister Helen McEntee dated 23 January 2025 - Letter