Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 164)
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Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-12-23
Intent: To seek dedicated funding, enhanced advice and support for business to comply with digital regulation.
Details: Balancing growth with digital compliance
Officials: Dr. Des Hogan, Jim O'Callaghan, Dale Sunderland
Methods: Communications to seek dedicated funding, enhanced advice and support for business to comply with digital regulation, and to request meetings. - Email, Meeting with Data Protection Commissioners to discuss proposals for enhanced guidance and support for businesses to comply with digital regulation. - Meeting
Polio Survivors Ireland
2025-12-19
Intent: Request that the Ministers consider and take corrective action on the concerns outlined
Details: Letter to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Colm Brophy, Norma Foley, Hildegarde Naughton, Dara Calleary
Methods: Collaborative letter co-signed by a collective of advocates, organisations and academics - Letter
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland
2025-12-15
Intent: The intended result was to highlight the significant challenges and barriers faced by persons with disabilities in IPAS accommodation and seek action on proposed recommendations to address these issues.
Details: In October 2025, JRS Ireland was a joint signatory on a civil society letter raising concerns regarding persons with disabilities living in the IPAS accommodation system.
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Colm Brophy, Norma Foley, Dara Calleary
Methods: Email
Social Justice Ireland
2025-12-08
Intent: Meeting to discuss the findings of Migrations in Our Common HomeInside the System: A Review of Ireland’s International Protection Application Process
Details: Letter to Minister for Justice and Chair or the Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with a request to discuss findings of Migrations in Our Common Home Inside the System: A Review of Ireland’s International Protection Application Process.
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Matt Carthy
Methods: Email
Rape Crisis Network Ireland
2025-11-19
Intent: change in legislation
Details: the matter of disclosure and the protection of counselling notes of sexual violence survivors
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan
Methods: Email
Irish Refugee Council
2025-11-11
Intent: Ending of homelessness of international protection applicants. In particular the policy that people must sleep rough to demonstrate eligbility and need for accommodation.
Details: Letter to Minister for Justice about unaccommodated international protection applicants.
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Colm Brophy, David Delaney, Doncha O’Sullivan, Richard Dixon
Methods: One letter sent 5 November - Letter
Irish Hospital Consultants Association
2025-10-31
Intent: To assist the Department in progressing key reforms to improve patient outcomes and reduce the volume and costs associated with medical negligence claims
Details: Clinical Indemnity & Medical Negligence Reform
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Retail Excellence Ireland
2025-10-28
Intent: Amendment to the Defamation Act to protect retailers against fraudulent defamation claims.
Details: Deformation Act
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan
Methods: Meeting
Irish SME Association
2025-10-20
Intent: Asking the Minister for Justice to review the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 to ban upward only reviews on leases pre-dating February 2010
Details: Legislation regarding upward only rent reviews
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Oonagh McPhillips
Methods: Email
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