Intent: Increase political stakeholders’ understanding of Dublin Airport’s development needs and garner support for infrastructure or policy decisions (by experiencing projects first-hand).
Details: Email invitation sent for political Stakeholder briefing and tour at Dublin Airport. (Subsequently event did not take place)
We contacted TDs and Senators to make them aware of our concerns over proposed amendments to International Protection Bill 2026 and made recommendations for new amendments - Email
Intent: Lobby to help prevent the rise in family homelessness by increasing housing assistance payments in line with market rents and increasing funding for tenant-in-situ scheme.::Lobby to ensure the inclusion of one-parent families as a named group in government’s new Child & Family Homelessness Action Plan.
Details: Hosted a briefing in AV Room of Leinster House to discuss critical issues impacting one-parent families across the country.
Held a briefing in AV room in Leinster House on 26/03/26 on a range of topics impacting one-parent families. Event was organised by Deputy Sinead Gibney (Social Democrats).Just to note that the list of DPOs below lists Paul Gogarty as a Councillor for South Dublin County Council but he has since been elected as an Independent TD for Dublin Mid-West. - Event / Reception
Intent: Lobby for greater out-of-court supports for separated parents to help avoid adversarial proceedings in the family courts.::Lobby for improved funding for specialist services providing supports to separated families and those experiencing domestic abuse and coercive control
Details: Hosted a briefing in AV Room of Leinster House to discuss critical issues impacting one-parent families across the country.
Held a briefing in AV room in Leinster House on 26/03/26 on a range of topics impacting one-parent families. Event was organised by Deputy Sinead Gibney (Social Democrats).Just to note that the list of DPOs below lists Paul Gogarty as a Councillor for South Dublin County Council but he has since been elected as an Independent TD for Dublin Mid-West. - Event / Reception
Intent: Request a move from a “work-activation” government approach for lone parents on social protection to an evidence-based “education-first” one. This would address high levels of in-work poverty and create long-term savings for government, along with financial security for families.::Extend Jobseekers Transitional Payment for lone parents until their youngest child is 18.
Details: Hosted a briefing in AV Room of Leinster House to discuss critical issues impacting one-parent families across the country.
Held a briefing in AV room in Leinster House on 26/03/26 on a range of topics impacting one-parent families. Event was organised by Deputy Sinead Gibney (Social Democrats).Just to note that the list of DPOs below lists Paul Gogarty as a Councillor for South Dublin County Council but he has since been elected as an Independent TD for Dublin Mid-West. - Event / Reception
Held a briefing in AV room in Leinster House on 26/03/26 on a range of topics impacting one-parent families. Event was organised by Deputy Sinead Gibney (Social Democrats).Just to note that the list of DPOs below lists Paul Gogarty as a Councillor for South Dublin County Council but he has since been elected as an Independent TD for Dublin Mid-West. - Event / Reception
Intent: The correspondence warned the Bill could push adult smokers back to cigarettes and fuel an illegal market. Over 350,000 adults vape in Ireland, with more than half having quit smoking entirely, yet the Bill would effectively ban the flavours used by 97% of adult vapers. International experience shows bans drive black markets, increase smoking relapse, and undermine compliant Irish businesses without reducing youth access.
Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association briefed Deputies ahead of the Second Stage debate on the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026. The RRPA supports measures to reduce youth uptake, strengthen age-of-sale enforcement and restrict marketing to minors, ...
The communication also highlighted concerns that the Bill protects the Tobacco industry’s. Nicotine pouches, sold predominantly by tobacco companies, would face no equivalent flavour restrictions. The RRPA argued this creates a major inconsistency: flavours would be banned in independently-owned vape products while remaining available in tobacco-company nicotine pouches, potentially pushing adult consumers away from vaping and toward products controlled by the tobacco industry. - Email
Intent: To secure the tabling of a Parliamentary Question seeking official data on international protection applications, decision outcomes (first instance and appeal), and timeframes for final decisions within 12 months.
Details: Request to TD Paul Gogarty to submit a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Justice (Jim O'Callaghan) or Minister of State (Colm Brophy) regarding international protection statistics between 2020 and 2025, including application numbers, decision outcomes, and processing times.
Email correspondence with office of Paul Gogarty requesting submission of a Parliamentary Question. Office responded constructively and reworded proposed questions for Parliamentary tabling. No further follow-up received as of 15 May 2026. - Letter
Intent: To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.
Details: Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Email regarding STTL Bill and National Planning Strategy, as the Register for STTL Bill is less than 4 weeks away and there is no clarity on planning. - EmailEmails send regrading the meeting Kerry County Council on the 16th February 2026, to engage in discussions regarding the proposed Short-Term Rental (STR) Legislation Bill. - EmailEngagement with Cllr. Michael Shannon in advance of the West Clare Municipal District meeting scheduled for 20 January 2026, regarding a Notice of Motion on the crisis facing the self-catering industry in the west of Ireland. Follow-up correspondence sought clarification on any updates relating to the 20 May 2026 deadline. - Email