Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Threshold
2025-09-08
Intent: To meet with the DPOs to discuss the forthcoming legislation to regulate short-term lets.
Details: Regulation of short-term lets
Officials: James O'Connor, Brian Brennan, John Clendennen, Rose Conway-Walsh, Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, George Lawlor, ...
Methods: One email sent to the DPOs with a letter attached. Email exchanges to schedule meetings. - Email, One letter sent by email to request a meeting with the DPO. - Letter, Ann-Marie O'Reilly and Gareth Redmond had one meeting with Senator Aubrey McCarthy to discuss the forthcoming regulation of short-term lets and Threshold's policy priorities. - Meeting, ...
Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland
2025-09-05
Intent: SERI's pre-budget proposals are included in Budget 2026
Details: Lobbying regarding SERI's pre-budget submission and AI
Officials: Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Brian Brennan, Linda Nelson Murray, Aubrey McCarthy, Dara Calleary, George Lawlor, James O'Connor, ...
Methods: Zoom meeting with Albert Dolan - Virtual Meeting, Meeting in Leinster House with Paul Donnelly - Meeting, Meeting in Buswell's with Brian Brennan - Meeting, ...
Oxfam Ireland
2025-09-03
Intent: Request that Joint Oireachtas Committees hold a briefing with the Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights & inform government position on Omnibus proposal re CSDDD.
Details: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Officials: Albert Dolan, Paul Donnelly, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Tony McCormack, Eamon Scanlon, Réada Cronin, Barry Heneghan
Methods: Emailed TDs and Senators to ask them to support our ask that the Oireachtas Committee scrutinise the European Commission’s proposal Omnibus. Shared ICBHR policy brief on CSDDD and Omnibus. - Email
Stop Climate Chaos coalition
2025-09-01
Intent: TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.
Details: Climate Action Plans and Carbon Budgets
Officials: Aiden Farrelly, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, Ann Graves, Barry Heneghan, ...
Methods: Email was sent 30th July - Email
Saggart Village Residents Association
2025-09-01
Intent: We were not in favour of the purchase. We requested clarification from Minister O’Callaghan on the scale of the purchase; clarification about expected continued functioning of amenities on Citywest Hotel lands e.g. the leisure centre and a restaurant.We requested a Local Community Consultation group to support communication between the community and the state. We also requested commencement of the Local Area Plan process, as committed to County Development Plan.
Details: We met with our TDs to communicate resident concerns in relation to the government's potential purchase of Citywest Hotel
Officials: Emer Higgins, Shane Moynihan, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Eoin Ó Broin, Shirley O'Hara
Methods: We communicated the meeting, our presentation, and the minutes on our Facebook page - Social Media
Creative Retail Distribution Limited
2025-05-21
Intent: A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.
Details: Email to members of the Oireachtas concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from Forvis Mazars which raised several important policy considerations , ...
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Email to members of the Oireachtas referring to the proposed implementation of the E-liquids tax using a self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp and highlighting the findings of an independent report from Forvis Mazars on the matter. - Email
Family Carers Ireland
2025-05-21
Intent: • establish a cross Departmental working group on young carers and designate a Department with lead responsibility; ::• commit to develop a new dedicated programme of supports and services for young carers and young adult carers, through a new National Strategy for Carers;::• improve the identification of young carers at the earliest opportunity so that services can be adequately resourced so young carers can access the additional support they need;::• ensure that Ministers in the Department of Education and Youth, and Department of Children, Disability and Equality recognise their responsibilities to young carers and develop appropriate support programmes;::• put in place bespoke programmes in schools to recognise and support the specific needs and circumstances of young carers;::• provide pathways and programmes for young adult carers to access or remain in further and higher education or other training while also recognising their caring duties;::• recognise the unpaid work of young
Details: Supports for Young Carers in Ireland
Officials: Nessa Cosgrove, Aidan Farrelly, Cathal Byrne, Gillian Toole, Micheál Carrigy, Marie Sherlock, Ciarán Ahern, Duncan Smith, ...
Methods: Event / Reception
Irish Red Cross
2025-05-21
Intent: Support for our priorities in this policy area; raising awareness among elected representatives of host experiences
Details: Activities relating to a briefing session at Leinster House on 25/02/25, where we held a session for all TDs and Senators to present the results of a survey on the experiences of hosts under the pledged accommodation project
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Cathy Bennett, Grace Boland, Richard Boyd Barrett, Tom Brabazon, ...
Methods: Event in Leinster House on 25/02/2025 - Event / Reception
Ibec
2025-05-21
Intent: To ensure the support of Oireachtas members for Technology Ireland's policy priorities in relation to such matters as regulatory stability and coherence, digital entrepreneurship, talent & skills for the tech sector's future employment pipeline and the appointment of a Minister of State for Digital Delivery via a networking 'lunch & learn' event in Buswells Hotel.
Details: Technology Ireland 'Lunch & Learn' event with Oireachtas members
Officials: Michael McDowell, Rónán Mullen, Conor Murphy, PJ Murphy, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Linda Nelson Murray, Malcolm Noonan, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, ...
Methods: Social Media, Email
The Union of Students in Ireland
2025-05-20
Intent: Get TDs to attend our lobby day
Details: Lobby day email
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aidan Farrelly, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, ...