Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 10)
The Big Idea House
2025-12-31
Intent: Secure letters of support from local representatives for funding applications.
Details: Letters of Support
Officials: Catherine Callaghan, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, John McGuinness, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
Methods: Sent draft letters of support to local representatives to add to our funding applications. - Email
TikTok
2025-12-30
Intent: To provide insight into TikTok's investment in Ireland and its approach to online safety, data governance and support of small and medium businesses.
Details: Investment in Ireland, Project Clover, Online Safety, TikTok Shop
Officials: Jerry Buttimer, Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Moynihan, Dara Calleary, Timmy Dooley, Aindrias Moynihan, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Erin McGreehan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
2025-12-23
Intent: Inclusion of accessible funding for independent radio sector in Budget, as well as measures to ensure existing funding could be accessed. Fair share of Sound and Vision funding to be allocated to independent radio.::Measures to ensure a level playing field in regulatory and legislative terms for independent stations and fair application of State Aid in the media landscape, as well as unrestricted and prominent access for listeners to radio in vehicles or on devices or platforms. ::Budget allocation for accessible funding for investment in capital and maintenance of emergency communications transmission equipment.::Attendance invited for event aimed at highlighting need to protect prominent access for radio, and arrangement of meetings and highlighting IBI policy priorities
Details: Advocating for fair, proportionate and accessible funding for the public service content on independent radio stations in the Budget and in policy discussions. Seeking level playing field.
Officials: Simon Harris, Jack Chambers, Paschal Donohoe, Caroline O'Loughlin, Theresa Newman, Ronan O'Domhnaill, Aoife MacEvilly, Niamh Hodnett, ...
Methods: Emails to TDs, MEPs and Senators, Government Ministers, Members of Oireachtas Media Committee, Department of Media officials and officials of Coimisiún na Meán and Comreg. Re policy and budget proposals. Seeking meetings and support and communicating our position on regulatory and policy issues. Thanking stakeholders for engagement. - Email, Letters to Government Ministers, Department of Media officials, and officials of officials of Coimisiún na Meán and Comreg and Comreg. Re policy and budget proposals and seeking information on policy decisions. - Letter, Meetings with officials in the Department of Media, Minister for Media, and officials of officials of Coimisiún na Meán. To explain our proposals, concerns and objectives and the value our sector brings. - Meeting, ...
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 Disability Matters to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Officials: Maurice Quinlivan, Micheál Carrigy, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Martin Daly, Séamus Healy, Kiera Keogh, Liam Quaide, Gillian Toole, ...
Methods: Collaborative letter co-signed by a collective of advocates, organisations and academics - Letter
TG4
2025-09-21
Intent: Tacaíocht bhreise do TG4
Details: Ag lorg tacaíocht bhreise do TG4
Officials: Aoife MacEvilly, Sinéad Gibney, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Conor D McGuinness, Joanna Byrne, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Dara Calleary, Naoise O'Cearúil, ...
Methods: Aoife McEvilly Coimisiún na Meán cuairt ar TG4 ar 30/5/2025, plé ar mhaoiniú ilbhliaintiúil do TG4 agus ceist Moladh 7.1 do cheannas eagarthóireacht neamhspleách ar Nuacht TG4. Chruinniú le Deirdre Ní Choistín Ard Stiúrthóir. - Meeting, Rphoist ar 1/7/2025 agus ar 14/7/25 ó Trevor Ó Clochartaigh chuig Aengus Ó Snodaigh ag iarraidh cruinniú réamhbhuiséad a shocrú ag lorg tacaíocht breise do TG4. - Email, Rphoist ar 1/7/2025 ó Trevor Ó Clochartaigh chuig Sinéad Gibney ag iarraidh cruinniú réamhbhuiséad a shocrú ag lorg tacaíocht breise do TG4. - Email, ...
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
NewsBrands Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Arts, Media, Culture and Sport as part of pre-leg scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill to highlight news publishers' perspective.
Details: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill
Officials: Alan Kelly, Malcolm Byrne, Alison Comyn, Brian Brennan, Joanna Byrne, Micheál Carrigy, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Sinéad Gibney, ...
Methods: Submission
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-19
Intent: To ensure that members of the Oireachtas are aware of and highlight the priorities in IFA's General Election Manifesto (2024) and IFA's Spring Lobbying priorities.::To ensure that the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine takes on board the key priorities as highlighted by IFA.
Details: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Officials: Malcolm Byrne, Martin Kenny, Matt Carthy, Michael Collins, Paraic Brady, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Ryan O'Meara, William Aird, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Informal communication, Meeting, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2025-09-19
Intent: To urge the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to address farmer concerns and move quickly to clarify the scope of GAEC-2 appeals.::That details of the GAEC-2 appeals process seem to infer that appeals are restricted to those who plan new drainage works in 2025, with signed declarations and evidence of planned drainage works required to accompany applications. This is very much at odds with what was briefed to IFA at both national and stakeholder meetings on this very emotive issue, and what has also been briefed to planners recently. It will cause consternation and annoy many farmers unless quickly clarified.::It was understood that soil samples; a planner's report; and geo-tagged photos may be required, but this is a curveball altogether. All farmers must be given the opportunity to appeal the GAEC-2 status of individual parcels, irrespective of whether lands were ever drained in the past or not, or whether new drainage is planned in 2025 or not.::That since indicative G
Details: GAEC-2 Appeals
Officials: Brian Purcell, Martin Heydon, Aindrias Moynihan, William Aird, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Joe Cooney, Michael Fitzmaurice, Danny Healy-Rae, ...
Methods: Email, Informal communication
Irish League of Credit Unions
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-09-19
Intent: To raise awareness and highlight key asks of our pre budget submission
Details: To raise credit union issues and our Pre-budget submission
Officials: Carol Nolan, Brendan Smith, Cian O'Callaghan, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Anne Rabbitte
Methods: Email