Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Friends of the Earth
2025-09-19
Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage
Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Andrea Dalton, Noel Connell, Joe Garrihy, Isobel Towse, Alan Coleman, Eoghan Fahy, Dakota Nic Mheanman, ...
Methods: Emailed city and county councillors requesting they put forward motion at their next council meeting requesting additional, multi-annual funding for the local authority retrofit programme. - Email
Parkinson's Ireland
2025-09-09
Intent: To secure as many asks from our pre-budget submission in their parties alternative budget.
Details: Wrote to the representative to advocate for our pre-budget requests to be included in their parties alternative budget.
Officials: David Cullinane, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Rice, Liam Quaide, Marie Sherlock, Mark Wall, Carolyn Moore, Maria Dollard, ...
Methods: Sent follow-up emails too. - Email
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
Family Carers Ireland
2025-05-21
Intent: Support Cllr Dollard’s Motion to review the policy and adopt FCI’s recommendations
Details: Differential Rent Scheme Policy review in Kilkenny Co Council
Officials: Pat Fitzpatrick, Michael Delaney, Michael McCarthy, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Deirdre Cullen, John Coonan, Joe Malone, Andrew McGuinness, ...
Methods: Email
Macra na Feirme
2025-01-21
Intent: To ask our local politicians what can they do to support young people living in Kilkenny and Rural Ireland (their priorities)::Improved access to healthcare ::Investment on transport in Kilkenny and nationally. ::Retention of the Nitrates Derogation
Details: Kilkenny Macra Pre Budget meeting
Officials: Malcolm Noonan, John McGuinness, Maria Dollard, Pat Dunphy, Pat Fitzpatrick, David Fitzgerald, Michael Doyle
Methods: Public meeting to facilitate questions and answers in The Orchard House, Kilkenny. - Event / Reception, Email of document in advance of meeting, follow up email etc - Email
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Support for the implementation Family Carers Ireland’s Local Election Manifesto ask around the Differential Rent Scheme
Details: Differential Rent Scheme
Officials: Donna McGettigan, Caroline Winstanley, Jennifer Whitmore, Robert O'Donoghue, Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, John Dwyer, Teddy O'Sullivan Casey, Mary Bohan, ...
Methods: Andrew Rooney - Email
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-01-18
Intent: To agree a new protocol for farm inspections between IFA and Local Authorities::To showcase the extensive measures being undertaken on farms to protect watercourses and enhance biodiversity, while producing high-quality food.::To set out an agreed set of principles for farm inspections.::To emphasise the need for an appropriate notice period in advance of any inspection.::To demonstrate to county councillors the level of work on water quality and biodiversity on farms and to ensure a much better understanding of how much progress is being made in these areas.
Details: Local Authority Farm Inspections
Officials: Andrew McGuinness, Brian Leddin, David Fitzgerald, Deirdre Cullen, Denis Hynes, Denis O'Donovan, Eamon Aylward, Eugene McGuinness, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Informal communication
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2024-09-20
Intent: A better working relationship with local authorities and better inclusion of people with disabilities during planning and implementation
Details: We ran 8 hustings for the local elections. The local manifestos included local access issues, housing, Transport, Sport. candidates where to work with IWA members to improve local conditions for people with disabilitiess
Officials: Thomas Phelan, Séamus Ryan, Séamus Ryan, John Pratt, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Thomasina Connell, Barry Walsh, Mark Fitzgerald, ...
Methods: we ran 8 local election hustings, Waterford, Portlaoise, Tipperary, Drogheda, Roscommon, Kenagh, Kilkenny, Athlone - Event / Reception
Trinity Care
2024-09-17
Intent: Secure support and funding for the NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Details: NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Officials: Andrew McGuinness, Maria Dollard, Joe Malone, David Fitzgerald, Eugene McGuinness, Eugene McGuinness, John Coonan, Martin Brett, ...
Methods: Andrew McGuiness and John McGuiness visited the home to speak with the residents and we gave them more information regarding the crisis in care campaign - Meeting
National Women's Council of Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Invited councillors from Cork and Cork City to attend the launch of our baseline research
Details: Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Baseline Report Launch
Officials: Dónall Geoghegan, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Brian Leddin, Caroline Conroy, Dearbháil Butler, Maria Dollard, Carolyn Moore
Methods: Raise awareness of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project and the findings and recommendations of the recent report at attendance of Green Party Convention, 20/04/24 - Lobby day