Joe Kavanagh

Joe Kavanagh

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 89

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Cork City Council
First Seen
15 January 2016
Last Seen
21 May 2026

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Councillor

Observed Public Bodies

Cork City Council

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 9)

Cork Simon Community

115 officials
2026-01-16

Intent: A greater understanding of the unique challenges facing single adult households experiencing homelessness in the SOuthwest.

Details: Various aspects relating to single adult homelessness, including extent of single adult homelessness in the Southwest, rough sleeping, homeless deaths in the Southwest, mental health and homelessness, and exclusion.

Methods
Invitation email to attend half-day seminar on single adult homelessness in the Southwest. - Email

Intent: To raise awareness of EnergyCloud Ireland's initiative in Cork and to highlight the support available from EnergyCloud Ireland to families in energy poverty across Cork in conjunction with Cork City Council and Age Friendly Ireland.

Details: Guest speaker at launch of Cork Project between EnergyCloud Ireland, Cork City Council and Age Friendly whereby homes will be equipped with an EnergyCloud enabled smart device to allow them to benefit from free tanks of hot water, from surplus renewable energy.

Methods
Invitation to Minister Jerry Buttimer to be guest speaker at launch of the Cork Project between EnergyCloud Ireland, Cork City Council and Age Friendly Ireland whereby homes will be equipped with an EnergyCloud enabled smart device to allow them to benefit from free tanks of hot water. - EmailInvitation to Minister Jerry Buttimer to be guest speaker at launch of the Cork Project between EnergyCloud Ireland, Cork City Council and Age Friendly Ireland whereby homes will be equipped with an EnergyCloud enabled smart device to allow them to benefit from free tanks of hot water. - Phone callMeeting with EnergyCloud Ireland CEO Alan Wyley at launch of the Cork Project between EnergyCloud Ireland, Cork City Council and Age Friendly Ireland whereby homes will be equipped with an EnergyCloud enabled smart device to allow them to benefit from free tanks of hot water. - Meeting

Intent: Commitment to a public model of childcare.

Details: Public Childcare

Methods
Advocating for a public system of childcare as part of the programme for government, NWC Director wrote to leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seeking a commitment to a public system of childcare. Sent 20.12.24 - LetterCare Officer, and Women's Equality Co-ordinator attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Intended outcome was to get endorsement and commitment to a model of public childcare. Discussion on this campaign with: Cllr Michelle GouldMaurice Quinlivan TDSenator Paul GavanDarren O’Rourke TD Matt Carthy TD ' - Lobby dayEmail sent to ask for a commitment to Public Childcare in General Election Manifestos and subsequent programme for government negotiations.Claire Kerrane, Brid Smith, Mary Seery Kearney, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Jennifer Whitmore - Email

Family Carers Ireland

132 officials
2025-01-21

Intent: Candidate Richie Molloy put forward for administrative panel

Details: Seanad Elections 2025

Methods
Fiona Hartigan - EmailMarian HarkinPádraig MacLochlainnPearse Doherty Charlie McConalogueCharles WardFrank FeighanMarian HarkinMartin KennyEamon ScanlonThomas HealyDeclan BreeNessa CosgroveArthur Gibbons Gino O’BoyleFergal Nealon - EmailPeter Cox to all members of Cork COCO & Cork City Council - Email

Cork Simon Community

81 officials
2025-01-21

Intent: A better understanding of the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.

Details: Invite to morning roundtable discussion with some of Ireland's newly elected MEPs to explore the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.

Methods
Invite to attend as a guest at a roundtable discussion event. - Email

Gender Rebels

29 officials
2025-01-15

Intent: Promote awareness to the struggles experienced by Transgender people within Ireland, including access to gender affirming healthcare, discrimination, and misconceptions of their identity.This campaign focused on educating stakeholders to the global standards in Transgender rights and current issues concerning state decisions in the development of a new model of care for Transgender healthcare. ::Inform the general public of the reduction/increase of concern towards the support of Transgender people and their rights within Ireland within the political party manifestos for the 2024 general election in comparison to these parties 2020 general election manifestos through a compare/contrast description.

Details: Awareness to current challenges experienced within the Transgender community of Ireland

Methods
Email

Family Carers Ireland

78 officials
2024-05-21

Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.

Details: Referendum on Care

Methods
Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - LetterForum- Department of Education Officials- Catherine Cox & Andrew Rooney - MeetingMichael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call