John O'Heney

John O'Heney

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 111

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Tipperary County Council
First Seen
17 September 2024
Last Seen
21 September 2026

Observed Titles

Councillor

Observed Public Bodies

Tipperary County Council

Current Oireachtas Committee Memberships

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)

Horse Racing Ireland

52 officials
2026-09-21

Intent: Update on Phase 1 of the development of the Tipperary All-Weather Track Project and local economic impact of the project.

Details: Attendance at Tipperary Racecourse All-Weather Track Progress Update June 22nd

Methods
Attendance at Tipperary Racecourse All-Weather Track Progress Update June 22nd - Event / Reception

South Tipperary Development CLG

4 officials
2026-09-17

Intent: Maintain levels or increase funding to programmes such as LEADER and SICAP

Details: Made representation on behalf of the company regarding the funding for South Tipperary Development CLG and post 2027 CAP funding and changes to CAP

Methods
Cahir lobbied Mattie McGrath TD on future of LEADER funding - Informal communicationChair and CEO and members of management team met with TD Michael Murphy to discuss funding around LEADER, SICAP and New Arrivals - MeetingThe Chair and CEO lobbied Kathleen Function MEP on future funding of LEADER. - Meeting

Intent: To invite local representatives to a public meeting concerning the Slievenamon wildfires and the future management of the mountain and surrounding lands.::To highlight how the recent wildfires have had a significant impact on farmers, landowners and the wider community.::To emphasise how important it is that South Tipperary TDs and local Councillors have an opportunity to hear directly from those affected, understand the concerns and challenges they are facing, and engage in the discussion on the future management of Slievenamon and measures to help prevent and mitigate future wildfires.::To seek assurance from the Minister for Agriculture that the farmers who are legitimately farming on Slievenamon will not be penalised as a consequence of the fires when they had no responsibility for causing them.::To highlight to the Minister that farmers played a key role in limiting the resultant damage to the uplands, forests, habitats, wildlife and property.::To highlight that the farmers who gr

Details: Slievenamon County Tipperary Wildfires

Methods
EmailEvent / ReceptionInformal communication

South Tipperary Development CLG

7 officials
2025-05-19

Intent: A sustainable model of funding for local development companies

Details: urge that a commitment be made to the development and delivery of a sustainable funding model for the local development sector. urge that a department dedicated to rural and community development, as DRCD is, remain in any new configuration under a new government.

Methods
Both the CEO and a board member contacted a number of Cllrs and TD to strongly urge that a commitment be made to the development and delivery of a sustainable funding model for the local development sector and that that a department dedicated to rural and community development, as DRCD is, remain in any new configuration under a new government. - Email

Epilepsy Ireland

217 officials
2025-01-21

Intent: For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease Management Programme to include epilepsy, encouraging collaboration between people with epilepsy and their GPs and reducing pressure on specialist services.::For them to support our campaign to develop a National Strategy to reduce the estimated 130 epilepsy-related deaths in Ireland and taking targeted action to save lives.::For them to support our campaign to make Ireland’s schools seizure-safe for the 10,000 children with epilepsy of school going age by ensuring all teachers are trained in seizure first aid and epilepsy.awareness as part of initial teacher training.::For them to support our campaign to ensuring Ireland’s 2022 commitment to implementing the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Ne

Details: Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil

Methods
Email

Irish Cancer Society

318 officials
2025-01-21
Current/Former DPOFAQ

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

Methods
1 meeting with Cllr Evie Sammon; 1 meeting with Cllr Bill Clear; 1 meeting with Deputy Verona Murphy. - Meeting2 phone calls with Verona Murphy, 09.11.24 and 11.11.24. - Phone callEmail 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

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.

Methods
Email

Liquid Gas Ireland

122 officials
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.

Methods
Informal communication regarding LGI's General Election Manifesto at the National Ploughing Championships. - Informal communicationOutreach 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. - EmailLetter