Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-18
Intent: To invite local representatives to an IFA Solar Event to learn how solar energy can benefit local farmers, both financially and environmentally.
Details: Clare IFA Solar Energy Event
Officials: Alan O'Callaghan, Antoinette Baker Bashua, Bill Slattery, Cathal Crowe, Clare Colleran Molloy, David Griffin, Dinny Gould, Donna McGettigan, ...
Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-17
Intent: To discuss the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine's proposals are around protection of peatlands and wetlands and how this may impact farmers.::To call for the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to engage with the new Agriculture Commissioner to get the Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC-2) removed from Conditionality; further derogation provided for 2025 and beyond; and that impact at farm-level would be minimal.::To highlight that a 'No Compensation, No Designation' policy should apply regarding formal designation of land per EU Directives.::That the economic impact on designated farms needs to be better acknowledged.
Details: Land Designations in County Clare
Officials: Alan O'Callaghan, Cathal Crowe, Ciaran Mullooly, Donna McGettigan, Jim Ryan, Martin Heydon, Michael Fitzmaurice, Pat Burke, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Horse Racing Ireland
2025-05-21
Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry
Details: Stallion Trail Invitations
Officials: James Lawless, Bernard Durkan, Aidan Farrelly, Réada Cronin, Naoise O'Cearúil, Joe Neville, Martin Heydon, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, ...
Methods: Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-05-18
Intent: To get Local Authorities to participate in a pilot scheme as proposed in IFA's Roadside Ash Dieback Removal Scheme
Details: Roadside Ash Dieback Removal Scheme Proposal
Officials: Francis Deane, Kay Cahill Skehan, Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Lowry, Jim Ryan
Methods: Phone call, Email, Informal communication, ...
Irish Cancer Society
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To ask election candidates to sign the Irish Cancer Society General Election pledge.::To congratulate TD's on their election to the 34th Dáil and provide introduction.::To inform general election candidates of ICS election priorities.
Details: General Election campaign
Officials: Nessa Cosgrove, Edel Mcsharry, Michael Doyle, Evie Sammon, Bill Clear, Lisa McDonald, Frank Staples, Aoife Rose O'Brien, ...
Methods: 1 meeting with Cllr Evie Sammon; 1 meeting with Cllr Bill Clear; 1 meeting with Deputy Verona Murphy. - Meeting, Email to election candidates, 12.11.24; emails to Barry Heneghan, 19.11.24 and 04.12.24; email to Tom Brabazon, 19.11.24; email to Cian O'Callaghan, 19.11.24; email to Naoise Ó'Muirí, 19.11.24; email to Jack Chambers, Roderic O'Gorman, Emer Currie, Paul Donnelly, Ruth Coppinger, 26/27.11.24; email to Brendan Smith, Pauline Tully, Niamh Smyth, Matt Carthy, 13.11.24; email to Eoin Hayes, Jim O'Callaghan, Chris Andrews, Emma Blain, Ivana Bacik, James Geoghegan, 01.11.24 - 30.11.24; - Email, 2 phone calls with Verona Murphy, 09.11.24 and 11.11.24. - Phone call, ...
mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)
2025-01-21
Intent: To highlight the issues facing the taxi industry and to share recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade, and to call for support for these measures from candidates and for their inclusion in the Programme for Government.
Details: Email issued on behalf of key representatives from across driver unions and dispatch operators to General Election candidates and Government formation teams outlining key recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade.
Officials: Lettie McCarthy, Tania Doyle, Dean Mulligan, Bridín Murphy, Angela Feeney, Frankie Daly, Deirdre Heney, Aoibhinn Tormey, ...
Methods: Email
Liquid Gas Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To share LGI's Manifesto for the 2024 General Election and brief selected candidates on LGI's key policy priorities to support the decarbonisation of rural, off natural gas grid energy users, and to call for a ‘Just Transition’ to decarbonisation in Ireland.
Details: Outreach to share LGI's Manifesto for the 2024 General Election to election candidates highlighting LGI's policy priorities to support a 'Just Transition' in the decarbonisation of Ireland's off natural gas grid, and asking for these policies to be supported during the campaign.
Officials: Lettie McCarthy, Tania Doyle, Dean Mulligan, Bridín Murphy, Angela Feeney, Frankie Daly, Deirdre Heney, Aoibhinn Tormey, ...
Methods: Letter, Informal communication regarding LGI's General Election Manifesto at the National Ploughing Championships. - Informal communication, Outreach to selected candidates to request that LGI's policy priorities for rural consumers are included in Political party manifestos, in light of General Election 2024. - Email
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: Support Ibec proposals to reduce electricity costs and a new state subvention to finance electricity infrastructure and renewable investment
Details: Measures to reduce electricity costs and boost competitiveness over the short, medium and long term
Officials: Stephen Kinsella, Alan Ahearne, Paul Bolger, Matthew Collins, Oonagh Buckley, Gary Tobin, Declan Hughes, Edward Timmins, ...
Methods: Phone call, Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-20
Intent: To propose that Government must commit to utilising the €33.5m allocation for the upgrading of the Regional Veterinary Laboratory network and the enhancements to the services to farmers from the RVL network and provide a realistic time frame to deliver these enhancements.
Details: Regional Veterinary Laboratories - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
Officials: Aisling Moran, Alan Kelly, Amii McKeever, Anne Rabbitte, Antoín Watters, Aoife Masterson, Barry Ward, Bernard Durkan, ...
Methods: Submission, Informal communication, Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-20
Intent: To propose that the commitment given to farmers by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) to reduce the VAT rate on veterinary vaccines to 0% must be honoured.
Details: VAT Rate on Vaccines - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
Officials: Aisling Moran, Alan Kelly, Amii McKeever, Anne Rabbitte, Antoín Watters, Aoife Masterson, Barry Ward, Bernard Durkan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication