Niamh Whelan

Niamh Whelan

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 20

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
South Dublin County Council
First Seen
10 September 2024
Last Seen
18 September 2026

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Councillor

Observed Public Bodies

South Dublin County Council

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O'Flynn Group

37 officials
2026-09-18
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: delivery of further housing and a public amenity in lands in south dublin county development plan.

Details: Discussion on housing policy and on plans to deliver homes in West Dublin land adjacent to K78Y7N1

Methods
Discussion on housing policy and on plans to deliver homes in West Dublin land adjacent to D15PN04 and K78Y7N1 - Email

Childhood Development Initiative

44 officials
2026-09-17

Intent: To influence Budget 2027 so that the Government increases and sustains investment in prevention and early intervention services for children and families, leading to reduced child poverty and homelessness, improved youth mental health and developmental outcomes, stronger community supports, and better long-term social and economic outcomes for children across Ireland.

Details: CDI CEO Marian Quinn CDI, CDI’s Pre-Budget 2027 submission urges the Government to prioritise children and families through sustained investment in child poverty reduction, youth mental health, early intervention and community services, and measures to address child homelessness, arguing that early , ...

Methods
Press release attached to an email - Email

Túath Housing Association

46 officials
2026-09-02

Intent: Minister for Housing, James Browne TD, Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Francis Timmons and South Dublin County Council councillors invited to attend the official opening of Swiftbanks, Mill Road in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 1 July 2026.

Details: Official opening of Mill Road, Swiftbanks in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 1 July 2026

Methods
Official opening of Mill Road, Swiftbanks in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 1 July 2026. Minister for Housing, James Browne TD, Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Francis Timmons and local TD's and South Dublin County Council councillors were invited to attend the official opening of Swiftbanks, Mill Road in Saggart, Co. Dublin. Invitations were issued to the Local TDs and South Dublin County Council members included in this submission, however, Tuath did not maintain a formal attendance record for attendees. - Event / Reception

Túath Housing Association

48 officials
2026-05-12

Intent: Minister for Housing, TD James Browne and Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Pamela Kearns to attend the official sod turning of Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026.

Details: Sod Turning at Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026

Methods
Minister for Housing, James Browne TD and Mayor of SDCC, Cllr Pamela Kearns to attend the official sod turning of Garter's Lane in Saggart, Co. Dublin on 18 February 2026. Invitations were issued to the Local TDs and South Dublin County Council members included in this submission, however, Tuath did not maintain a formal attendance record for attendees. - Event / Reception

Friends of the Earth

36 officials
2026-01-21

Intent: Asking elected representatives to support motion in South Dublin County Council calling for national moratorium on data centre development

Details: South Dublin County Council motion re data centre development

Methods
Email to TD Ciaran Ahern, asking him to support motion on moratorium - EmailEmails to councillors asking them to support Cllr Jess Spear's motion calling for a national moratorium on data centre development - Email

Friends of the Earth

38 officials
2025-09-19

Intent: The passing of a motion in South Dublin County Council that called on the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy to introduce a national moratorium on data centres.

Details: Advocacy on Data Centre Moratorium Motion in South Dublin County Council

Methods
Email to Cllr Roisín Mannion inviting her to South Dublin County Partnership workshop on data centres. - EmailEmails to all councillors in South Dublin County Council encouraging them to support the motion tabled by Cllr Jess Spear: “That this council resolves to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion.” - EmailPhone Calls with Cllr Jess Spear on data centre moratorium motion. - Phone call

Friends of the Earth

76 officials
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

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

Intent: We wanted to arrange an AV Room briefing to highlight gaps in access to the Gender Recognition Act

Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.

Methods
17th July - exchanged text messages with Padraig Rice TD to arrange an AV Room briefing in September - Informal communication

Intent: We intended to inform DPOs of the current crisis in gender affirming care to better equip them in future planning on new models of care. ::We intended to inform Minister Carroll MacNeil on other issues regarding LGBTQI+ Healthcare, including mental health and elderly care.

Details: TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.

Methods
12th May - text messages exchanged with Padraig Rice on healthcare questions for Minister for Health - Informal communication16th May - Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil on LGBTQI+ health issues. These issues included gender affirming care, lgbtqia+ mental health, and elderly care. Follow up meetings were also planned in this meeting, though have not taken place as of the end of this lobbying log period - Meeting1st May - Meeting with Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane, seeking clarity on SF comments regarding the UK Supreme Court decision on gender, updates on transgender healthcare both Ireland and Northern Ireland, and wider LGBTQ issues - Meeting

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