Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Intent: Advice on how to pursue the inclusion of a set of goals around the identification and treatment of chronic kidney disease to be included in the programme for Ireland's Presidency of the EU.
Details: Inclusion of chronic kidney disease as a priority for Ireland's upcoming EU Presidency
Discussions as to how best to approach getting chronic kidney disease included in the programme for Ireland's Presidency of the EU from July 2026. - Phone call
Exchanged emails to make plans for a small group of staff and volunteers to be hosted by Senator Daly with the purpose of taking photos in front of Leinster House as it was lit up in green to promote organ donation. - Email
Intent: To persuade senators to seek to amend the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025
Details: Made proposals as to how the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 might be amended to render it compliant with Directive 2006/115/EC.
Intent: To highlight that Ireland currently has approximately 700,000 smokers and 350,000 adult vapers, over half of whom have stopped smoking entirely. This transition away from cigarettes represents a significant public health gain. The Department of Health’s own data indicates that vapers are substantially more likely to quit smoking than users of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association issued a written update to all Senators ahead of the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025 Seanad Second Stage debate. The RRPA recognises the intent behind the Bill and supports its focus on addressing environmental concerns and limiting youth access to di, ...
The written communication referenced that at a time when smoking continues to claim approximately 100 lives every week, preserving pathways away from cigarettes remains critical. The role of flavours for adult vapers is central to this. - Email
Intent: The correspondence referenced European analysis suggesting a substantial proportion of vaping products circulating within the EU may be entering through irregular or illegal channels. It warned that weak enforcement, cross-border purchasing and online sales create risks for youth access, tax compliance and consumer safety. The RRPA argued that further restrictions without stronger enforcement could expand black market activity and undermine legitimate retail trade.
Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association issued correspondence to all TDs and Senators highlighting concerns about enforcement capacity within Ireland’s vaping sector. The communication stressed that the effectiveness of any regulatory framework will depend not on legislative intent alone, but on robus, ...
The RRPA called for a strengthened enforcement package including increased inspection resources, annual enforcement reporting, tax-stamp or digital traceability systems, stronger controls on online and cross-border sales, and targeted sanctions against repeat offenders. The communication argued that youth protection and public health depend on controlling illegal supply chains and ensuring compliant retailers are supported rather than undermined. - Email
Intent: To raise awareness of the high level of unregulated digital unhealthy food marketing that children are exposed to online, to the detriment of their health.::To secure support for greater regulation of digital food marketing. ::To secure attendance to a meeting of the Oireachtas Heart and Stroke group.
Details: Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group- Unregulated Junk Food Marketing
Intent: To invite local representatives to attend a meeting on the supply chain disruptions to Irish agriculture caused by the Middle Eastern Conflict, leading to skyrocketing input costs, particularly fertiliser and fuel cost.
Details: IFA Kerry Public Meeting on Crisis in the Middle East
Appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on the issue of Special Class allocation and data collection on children with Down Syndrome in the education system. - Event / Reception
