Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 15)
Polio Survivors Ireland
2025-12-19
Intent: Request that the Committee considers and discusses the concerns and takes corrective action urgently
Details: Wrote to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Officials: Matt Carthy, Paula Butterly, Tom Brabazon, Michael Cahill, Catherine Callaghan, Alan Kelly, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Mark Ward, ...
Methods: Collaborative letter co-signed by a collective of advocates, organisations and academics - Letter
Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry
2025-12-19
Intent: Recommend the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory group in January 2026 to advance this and deliver on commitment laid out in Programme for Government
Details: Medicines Assessment and Reimbursement Process in Ireland
Officials: Pádraig O'Sullivan, Erin McGreehan, Teresa Costello, Michael Cahill
Methods: Representatives from Rare Diseases Ireland and IPPOSI met with Paidraig O’Sullivan TD, Erin McGreehan TD, Senator Teresa Costello, and Michael Cahill TD to share statistics around access to new medicines in Ireland and the impact this will not only have on patients but also wider innovation landscape based on learnings from Europe. - Meeting
Childminding Ireland
2025-11-19
Intent: The sustainability of childminding into the future.
Details: Calling for an independent review of the working of the new childminding system.
Officials: Kiera Keogh, Brian Brennan, Claire Kerrane, Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Fitzmaurice, Nikki Bradley, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
The Union of Students in Ireland
2025-10-28
Intent: Permanent €1000 reduction in fees for third level students.
Details: Reduction of fees for third level students
Officials: James Lawless, Donna McGettigan, Pearse Doherty, Darren O'Rourke, Sorca Clarke, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Rose Conway-Walsh, Seán Crowe, ...
Methods: Contact with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about the fee reduction - Email, Thanking Ministers who spoke in favour of a fee reduction - Email
Age Action
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-10-28
Intent: That HIQA be brought before the Health Committee
Details: Failures in care of older people in long term residential care
Officials: Pádraig Rice, Michael Cahill, Martin Daly, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Colm Burke, Peter Roche, Marie Sherlock, Sorca Clarke, ...
Methods: To request the Health Committee to invite HIQA to discuss the issues arising from the RTE Investigates programme on failures in care of older people in long term residential care - Email
Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce
2025-09-22
Intent: To receive update on the Urban and Rural Development Programme (URDP) regarding Killarney Town
Details: Urban ?and Rural Development Programme (URDP) Killarney Town
Officials: Michael Cahill
Methods: to discuss progression of the URDP re Killarney town - Meeting
Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce
2025-09-22
Intent: To finalise installation of CCTV in Killarney town
Details: CCTV for Killarney Town
Officials: Michael Cahill
Methods: To finalise installation of CCTV in Killarney town - Meeting
Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce
2025-09-22
Intent: To progress development of agreed proposal of educational use of Pretty Polly Site
Details: Hospitality College at Pretty Polly site
Officials: Michael Cahill
Methods: to Lobby Micheal Cahill TD to progress the development of agreed proposal to Pretty Poly site. - Meeting
Vulcan Consulting Limited
2025-09-21
Intent: To raise the profile of rare disease policy amongst Irish political stakeholders & seek updates on a range of rare disease policy matters.
Details: Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Officials: Pádraig O'Sullivan, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Pádraig Rice, Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Michael Cahill, Sorca Clarke, Martin Daly, ...
Methods: Email, Phone call, Submission
Irish Medical Organisation
2025-09-21
Intent: That only professions who have statutory regulation should be designated as Mental Health Professions.The provisions under Part 3 Chapter 3 - Consent to Treatment (Involuntary Admissions) of the Bill, should be deleted. The criteria for involuntary admission and treatment should be the same and thus the admission order should become an admission and treatment order. That Risk criteria in Section 12 (1) (a) should be removed. ::the requirement for a psychosocial assessment should be removed from Section 22 and Sections 37. Sections 179 & 181 regarding regulations of care plans should be removed from the legislation. The Mental Health Commission instead should be tasked with developing clinical guidelines based on international best evidence. the act should establish a 24 hour Administration office under the HSE that is responsible for adminstrative functions.::When inspecting Mental Health Services, the Mental Health Commission should assess the budget allocation received by that ser
Details: Mental Health Bill
Officials: Pádraig Rice, Colm Burke, Martin Daly, Michael Cahill, Sorca Clarke, David Cullinane, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: Meeting with TD Martin Daly and Meeting with Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health - Meeting, Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health - Submission