Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Threshold
2025-09-08
Intent: Set out Threshold's policy priorities to the DPOs.
Details: Threshold's policy priorities
Officials: Micheál Carrigy, Seamus McGrath, Richard Boyd Barrett, Paula Butterly, Joe Cooney, Thomas Gould, Rory Hearne, Willie O'Dea, ...
Methods: One email sent with a letter attached to members of the Joint-Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. - Email, Letter from John-Mark McCafferty to the members of the Joint-Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage setting out Threshold's policy priorities and requesting a meeting. - Letter, Email exchange to request and schedule meeting with Conor Sheehan. - Email, ...
Threshold
2025-09-08
Intent: To clarify several points raised at a Committee session.
Details: Oireachtas Committee Session
Officials: Micheál Carrigy, Seamus McGrath, Brian Stanley, Paula Butterly, Joe Cooney, Thomas Gould, Rory Hearne, Paul McAuliffe, ...
Methods: To clarify several points raised at Committee session on the 15th of July. - Letter, Letter sent by email to listed DPOs. - Email
National Traveller MABS
2025-08-27
Intent: To highlight three priority policy areas that the Committee should address in its 2025 work programme.1. Implementation of Minimum BER Standards in the Private Rental Sector2. Scaling Up and Resourcing the Local Authority and AHB Retrofit Programmes3. Ireland’s Forthcoming National Building Renovation Plan
Details: NTMABS as a part of a group of civil society organisations working to end energy poverty and ensure warm, affordable homes for all, we are writing to highlight three priority policy areas that the Committee should address in its 2025 work programme.
Officials: Micheál Carrigy, Seamus McGrath, Richard Boyd Barrett, Paula Butterly, Joe Cooney, Thomas Gould, Paul McAuliffe, Rory Hearne, ...
Methods: 1 email was sent to each member of the Housing Committee, the email was co-signed by National Traveller MABS and 10 other civil society organisations. - Email
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
Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited
2025-05-21
Intent: To inform public representatives of the implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers and for the health outlook of smokers who use vaping to quit or reduce their levels of smoking.
Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers, including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking, returning t, ...
Officials: Garret Ahearn, Chris Andrews, Frances Black, Niall Blaney, Victor Boyhan, Manus Boyle, Nikki Bradley, Paraic Brady, ...
Methods: An email to each member of Seanad Eireann together with a constituency report. - Email
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
DBI Advisory & Services Company Limited By Guarantee
2025-05-20
Intent: To highlight DBI's campaign on the European Accessibility Act, to circulate DBI's Accessibility Guide for SMEs ahead of the European Accessibility Act, and encourage discussion in the Seanad of the issue of online accessibility
Details: To raise awarness of the European Accessibility Act
Officials: Peter Burke, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Manus Boyle, Paraic Brady, Cathal Byrne, Joanne Collins, Joe Conway, Alison Comyn, ...
Methods: per DPO - Email, Meeting
Irish Association of Social Workers
2025-05-15
Intent: IASW asked for robust adult safeguarding legislation after the Brandon case. The Government failed to act. We asked for legislation after the Emily case. The government failed to act. We are asking for the Government to act now, in the wake of the Grace case
Details: IASW Response to the Farrelly Commission Report
Officials: Norma Foley, Hildegarde Naughton, Hildegarde Naughton, John McGuinness, Aidan Davitt, Aisling Dolan, Alice-Mary Higgins, Alison Comyn, ...
Methods: Sent in April 2025 - Email
Irish Kidney Association
2025-01-21
Intent: People on dialysis need 3 to 4 hour sessions, 3 days a week. Currently people on dialysis cannot go on holidays, visit families and friends or complete work trips in other parts of Ireland, away from their local dialysis units. This is because ' out of area dialysis' is not generally available as dialysis units are at capacity. The aim is to ensure that people on dialysis can travel in their own country away from their local dialysis unit.
Details: Provision of out of area dialysis in Ireland, so people can travel to visit their loved ones.
Officials: Anna Grainger, Shane O'Callaghan, Cathal Byrne, Mike Kennelly, Sharon Tolan, Paraic Brady, Tim Durkan, Tim Lombard, ...
Methods: Informal communication