Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 467)
Irish Hairdressers Federation
2025-09-08
Intent: To influence TDs to support inclusion of these measures in Budget 2026 and to raise political awareness of the challenges facing the hairdressing sector at constituency level.
Details: Budget 2026 / Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Peter Burke
Methods: Issued a campaign to members encouraging them to email their TD's regarding the Federation’s Pre-Budget Submission. The campaign included a template letter and links to TD contact details, with a call to action to support the Federation’s key policy asks for Budget 2026. - Email
Irish Hairdressers Federation
2025-09-08
Intent: To influence Government decisions in Budget 2026 to adopt these measures, ensuring the survival of salons, protection of over 30,000 jobs, and prevention of further growth in the shadow economy.
Details: Submission of the Irish Hairdressers Federation Pre-Budget Submission 2025
Officials: Peter Burke, Paschal Donohoe
Methods: Submission via email - Email
Threshold
2025-09-08
Intent: Thresholds pre-budget proposals to be adopted.
Details: Threshold's Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: John Cummins, Kieran O'Donnell, Eoin Ó Broin, Conor Sheehan, Rory Hearne, David Kelly, John McDonald, Jack Chambers, ...
Methods: Copy of submission sent to listed DPOs. - Submission
Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network
2025-09-07
Intent: Support the development of a Group Insurance Scheme to leverage accessible, appropriate, and sustainable insurance product for the wider arts and entertainment sector to avail of. Campaigned against the proposed increase of almost 17% in personal injury awards.::Create affordable infrastructure for the arts and for artists to live and work in::Continue to invest in research and policy development for the development of circus and street arts infrastructure, creation space & educational opportunities
Details: Increased practical, policy, legislative and financial supports towards the development of Street, Circus and Spectacle arts
Officials: Micheál Martin, Patrick O'Donovan, Robert Troy, Paschal Donohoe, George Lawlor, Verona Murphy, Johnny Mythen, James Browne, ...
Methods: Ongoing discussions around the need for investment, infrastructure and education around these artforms - Informal communication, Sharing information and advocating for insurance reform and investment in the arts - Social Media, Advocating for the retention and expansion of Basic Income for Artists - Email, ...
Dermot Byrne & Associates Ltd
2025-09-05
Intent: To have Retirement Relief allowed in Forestry as allowed in Farming
Details: As a Director of the Irish Timber Growers Association I lobbied the Minister for Finance on 18/8/2025 to amend the rules on Taxation of Woodlands.
Officials: Paschal Donohoe
Methods: Letter
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-09-04
Intent: To put forward Budget 2026 priorities from the community and voluntary sector.
Details: As part of the Community and Voluntary Pillar, a meeting to discuss Budget 2026 was held with Ministers.
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers
Methods: Meeting, Submission
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
2025-09-04
Intent: To ensure that the issues facing unemployed people were raised at NED 2025, that given this year's theme - Medium-term budgetary planning against a rapidly changing global backdrop - that sight was not lost of the social issues that need to be redressed in light of an uncertain and potentially challenging economic environment.
Details: In June the INOU attended the National Economic Dialogue 2025 in Dublin Castle: participated in the Breakout session on Infrastructure Prioritisation and Delivery, chaired by Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers T.D.; and the fina, ...
Officials: Jack Chambers, Paschal Donohoe
Methods: Event / Reception
BioMarin International Limited
2025-09-03
Intent: Raising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients
Details: Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU
Officials: James O'Connor, John Lahart, Erin McGreehan, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Barry Cowen, Mary Rose Desmond, Micheál Martin, Pádraig O'Sullivan, ...
Methods: Raising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients - Email, Raising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients - Meeting, Raising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients - Phone call, ...
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland
2025-09-03
Intent: Highlight how our members are unfairly impacted by regulation unsuited to their risk profile.
Details: Regulation Overload of Micro SMEs in the Financial Sector
Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Robert Troy, Pearse Doherty, Ged Nash, Holly Cairns, Billy Kelleher, Regina Doherty, Michael Ward, ...
Methods: Email
ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland
2025-09-02
Intent: increase in tourism agency budgets to enable Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to deliver international marketing, business supports. Second, targeted support to address the shortage of tourism accommodation stock in the regions, which continues to constrain growth and dispersal. Remove Dublin Airport CAP
Details: budget submission for Budget 2026
Officials: Peter Burke, Paschal Donohoe
Methods: Submission