Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 18)
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
2025-09-04
Intent: To have the priorities, concerns and proposals of our organisation's Members considered in hearings, deliberations and report of the Joint Committee and for changes where necessary to be considered.::To urgently progress the access of our sector to funding approved in the last Budget and in the Programme for Government for news and current affairs in independent radio sector.::To seek to have the priorities and concerns of commercial broadcasters in Ireland and Europe considered in relation to EU and Irish legislation on media.::To ensure that IBI was aware of and understood the plans and schedule for the introduction of gambling advertising regulation.::To ensure open and constructive communications with regulatory authorities including strategic plans for the radio sector.::To arrange meetings or ask questions re policy, regulatory or legislative issues.
Details: Briefings providing to Members of the Joint Committee on Media, and Members of the Oireachtas legislation. Meetings with Minister for Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and officials, re Budget/Programme for Government funding. Engagement with the Gambling Regulation Authority of Irelan, ...
Officials: Ronan O'Domhnaill, Alison Comyn, Rónán Mullen, Brian Brennan, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Joanna Byrne, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, ...
Methods: Provision of accessible funding, arranging and seeking meetings, and providing information on IBI's priorities and proposals and arranging or seeking meetings. - Email, Seeking meetings or providing links to content. - Social Media, Leinster House and nearby. Meetings to explain concerns and priorities of IBI re funding and legislation. - Meeting, ...
Stop Climate Chaos coalition
2025-09-01
Intent: TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.
Details: Climate Action Plans and Carbon Budgets
Officials: Aiden Farrelly, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, Ann Graves, Barry Heneghan, ...
Methods: Email was sent 30th July - Email
IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG
2025-07-18
Intent: Provide some information as to the budgetary measures that IMRO would like to see implemented that would make a significant difference to the lives of IMRO members
Details: Submission of IMRO's pre budget submission
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers, Patrick O'Donovan, Maria Byrne, Alan Kelly, Ged Nash, Ged Nash, Robert O'Donoghue, ...
Methods: one email with the attached pre budgetary submission was sent - Email
Drogheda & District Chamber
2025-05-22
Intent: We hope some solid interaction will now develop between all parties.
Details: Drogheda & District Chamber met with local TDs to discuss key priorities, including city status, the PANCR, FDI, SME supports, tourism, and town centre revitalisation. The Chamber offered to support lobbying for PANCR and raised concerns over split local authority governance, rising business costs, , ...
Officials: Paula Butterly, Erin McGreehan, Joanna Byrne, Ged Nash
Methods: Event / Reception
Friends of the Earth
2025-05-21
Intent: Rejection of LNG::Ensure Gov decision on LNG is changed and brought into with climate law
Details: LNG and Climate Action
Officials: Alice-Mary Higgins, Aine Doyle, Rónán Mullen, Chris Andrews, Frances Black, Eileen Flynn, Gerard Craughwell, Lynn Ruane, ...
Methods: Email with briefing to Senator Higgins - Email, Meeting with Minister's advisor - Meeting, Emails with briefing to Minister and Taoiseach's advisors - Email, ...
Creative Retail Distribution Limited
2025-05-21
Intent: A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.
Details: Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations , ...
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Email to members of the Oireachtas referring to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from Forvis Mazars on the matter. - Email
Irish Cancer Society
2025-05-21
Intent: To raise awareness of the Irish Cancer Society-BRCSI Lung Health Check Pilot programme::To invite elected representatives to attend a launch event in March 2025
Details: Lung health checks
Officials: Brendan Smith, Tom Brabazon, Mary Lou McDonald, Gary Gannon, Denise Mitchell, Ann Graves, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Joanna Byrne
Methods: Email to Deputy Brabazon’s office, 28.02.2025; Email to Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, 28.02.25; 2 emails to Deputy Gary Gannon, 28.02.2025 and 06.03.2025; email to Deputy Ann Graves, 28.02.25; emails to Deputy Joanna Byrne, 28.02.25 and 06.03.25 - Email, Call to Deputy Brendan Smith's office, 27.02.25; call to Deputy Brabazon’s office, 28.02.2025; call to Deputy Denise Mitchell's office, 27.02.25; call to Deputy Ruairí Ó Muircú, 27.02.2025; - Phone call
Irish Red Cross
2025-05-21
Intent: Support for our priorities in this policy area; raising awareness among elected representatives of host experiences
Details: Activities relating to a briefing session at Leinster House on 25/02/25, where we held a session for all TDs and Senators to present the results of a survey on the experiences of hosts under the pledged accommodation project
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Event in Leinster House on 25/02/2025 - Event / Reception
Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)
2025-05-21
Intent: The intended outcome of “Debate Your Decision Makers” was to ensure that students had a chance to express their views on sustainability and climate action, elevate voices of young people, particularly in relation to environmental/education policy. We hoped to achieve meaningful engagement between students and decision makers, where students could present demands on key issues (ESD), climate anxiety, public transport, and support for student-led climate action. We aimed to increase awareness
Details: meaningful inclusion of youth voices in climate and sustainability decision-making, greater investment in ESD, and more responsive public services.
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Marie Sherlock, Paul McAuliffe, Jen Cummins, Richard Boyd Barrett, Aidan Farrelly, Erin McGreehan, Malcolm Byrne, ...
Methods: Inviting members to speak and attend the event - Email, The Debate Your Decision Makers event itself - Event / Reception
Ibec
2025-05-21
Intent: To ensure the support of Oireachtas members for Technology Ireland's policy priorities in relation to such matters as regulatory stability and coherence, digital entrepreneurship, talent & skills for the tech sector's future employment pipeline and the appointment of a Minister of State for Digital Delivery via a networking 'lunch & learn' event in Buswells Hotel.
Details: Technology Ireland 'Lunch & Learn' event with Oireachtas members
Officials: Michael McDowell, Rónán Mullen, Conor Murphy, PJ Murphy, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Linda Nelson Murray, Malcolm Noonan, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, ...
Methods: Social Media, Email