Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 7)
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-12-18
Intent: Rental policy explicitly supports a balanced mix of housing supply, including tourism accommodation.Minimum tenancy periods be reviewed, with a three-year security model considered as a workable alternative.The cumulative impact of rental reforms and the short-term letting register be assessed together, particularly for tourism-dependent regions.Housing, tourism, planning and enterprise policies be developed in alignment, with regional flexibility built in.
Details: Submission on Government Reforms to the Rental Sector
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Malcolm Noonan, Kieran O'Donnell, Mary Butler, John Cummins, David Cullinane, Conor D McGuinness, Joe Conway, ...
Methods: Email
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-11-27
Intent: To highlight the disparity between the funding of post-primary schools and primary schools Increase in the capitation grant for primary schools Ireland's direct funding of primary education is € 812 per student per annum less than the OECD average according to Education at a glance 2024. To close this deficit the DEY would need to increase investment by €203 per student in the remaining years of the current government provided that other OECD nations stood still.
Details: To highlight the disparity between the funding of post-primary and primary schools to the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth, meeting taking place on 26 November 2025.
Officials: Joe Conway
Methods: Email to Senator Joe Conway (Ind.), who site on the Cultural and Educational Panel - Seanad Éireann.
Age Action
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-10-28
Intent: Amendments at Committee Stage of the Bill
Details: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
Officials: James O'Connor, Albert Dolan, Tony McCormack, Brian Brennan, John Clendennen, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, George Lawlor, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...
Methods: Briefing note sent to members of the JOC on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment - Email, Age Action met with Senator Linda Nelson Murray to discuss the Bill. - Meeting
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: We need robust infrastructure, skilled talent, and a pro-business environment to support indigenous businesses and attract foreign investment
Details: Competitiveness is challenged with red tape and complex criteria & paperwork
Officials: Joe Conway, John Cummins, Mary Butler, Conor D McGuinness
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Champion grid investment & port infrastructure locally• Ensure Waterford is prioritised as a hub, not just a line in the plan
Details: Waterford is “on the map but not on the grid.”
Officials: Joe Conway, Conor D McGuinness, Mary Butler, John Cummins
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Champion grid investment & port infrastructure locally• Ensure Waterford is prioritised as a hub, not just a line in the plan
Details: Waterford is “on the map but not on the grid.”
Officials: Joe Conway, Conor D McGuinness, Mary Butler, John Cummins
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Support EU STTL Register – data first, decisions second• Decouple registration from planning permission• Resource LAs to enforce• Clarify grey areas (urban vs rural, legacy permissions)• Use Vacant Homes Tax as smarter, lighter-touch alternative
Details: Support responsible letting while protecting housing
Officials: Conor D McGuinness, Joe Conway, Mary Butler, John Cummins
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Support EU STTL Register – data first, decisions second• Decouple registration from planning permission• Resource LAs to enforce• Clarify grey areas (urban vs rural, legacy permissions)• Use Vacant Homes Tax as smarter, lighter-touch alternative
Details: Support responsible letting while protecting housing
Officials: Joe Conway, Conor D McGuinness, Mary Butler, John Cummins
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Email
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Invest in staff & training• Modern digital planning systems• Better inter-agency collaboration
Details: Overstretched local planning departments means long delays in housing & business development
Officials: Conor D McGuinness, Joe Conway, Mary Butler, John Cummins
Methods: Lobby Day Event - Meeting, Meeting
Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber
2025-10-07
Intent: • Invest in staff & training• Modern digital planning systems• Better inter-agency collaboration
Details: Overstretched local planning departments means long delays in housing & business development
Officials: John Cummins, Mary Butler, Conor D McGuinness, Joe Conway
Methods: Lobby Day Event 24 Sept - Meeting, Email