Racheal Batten

Racheal Batten

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 44

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Dublin City Council
First Seen
19 September 2019
Last Seen
9 September 2025

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Dublin City Council
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Intent: To allow Elsa to bid for work, where we are the incumbent, or otherwise. If not allowed to bid, to delay the tendering process for 12 months to allow us to find replacement work and stay in business. ::To have our project recognised as being in need of additional support.

Details: To seek help for our not-for-profit Social Enterprise to allow us to bid for an existing contract with OPW via OGP so we can get through a financial crisis and also to get additional funding from Pobal to help us through this crisis.

Methods
Email

Intent: To call for the introduction of legislative gender quotas for local government elections. ::To ask political party members to include the introduction of Legislative gender quotas for local elections in their political manifestos

Details: Gender Quotas - Launch of Gender Quotas Alliance Position Paper

Methods
Email invitation sent on 2 to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024.Cllr Kieran Ohanlon President AILG; Minister Alan Dilon; members of the JOC on Gender Equality, members of Dublin City Council. See DPO list below. - EmailGender Quota Alliance Launch chaired by Senator Fiona O Loughlin (24.09.24) - Event / Reception

Intent: To allow Elsa to bid for work, where we are the incumbent, or otherwise. If not allowed to bid, to delay the tendering process for 12 months to allow us to find replacement work and stay in business. ::To have our project recognised as being in need of additional support.

Details: To seek help for our not-for-profit Social Enterprise to allow us to bid for an existing contract with OPW via OGP so we can get through a financial crisis and also to get additional funding from Pobal to help us through this crisis.

Methods
1 Conference call to Richard Bruton TD from Tom Daly - Conference CallEmail

Intent: To raise awareness of the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report which detailed the health impact of climate change in Ireland.::To secure a meeting to discuss the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report and recommendations.

Details: Climate and health

Methods
Email to Alan Farrell, Brian Leddin, Minister Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, John McGahon, Paul Murphy, Richard Bruton, Timmy Dooley, Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, Deputy Cormac Devlin, Darren O'Rourke, Deputy Gino Kenny, Deputy Martin Kenny, Deputy Neasa Hourigan, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Deputy Peadar Tóibín, Deputy Róisín Shortall, 11.07.24; 2 emails to Richard Shakespeare and all Dublin City Councillors; email to An Taoiseach, 12.07.24. - EmailPhone call with Cllr Darragh Moriarty, 04.07.24. - Phone call

YMCA Dublin

2024-09-18

Intent: To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to council policy on service provision for children, young people and communities

Details: Seeking changes to councils' approach to childcare, youth & community service provision

Methods
2 meetings with A/Executive Manager, Dublin City Council to discuss options for establishing new service provision for children, young people & families in under-served communities in North Central & North West Dublin - Virtual MeetingSingle email to councillors in specific LEAs to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by councils - EmailSingle meeting with Cllr Gogarty at Lucan Shoppoing Centre to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by South Dublin County Council in Lucan LEA - Meeting

Intent: To raise awareness of the need for and the funding of the development of a social enterprise hub in Dublin 7

Details: Development of social enterprise hub in Dublin 7

Methods
Launch of Social Enterprise Policy by Heather Humphries - Event / ReceptionPhone call to ask for support with funding for the social enterprise hub - Phone call

Intent: Local representatives to attend Habitat's event, 'ESG Reuse and You' held in partnership with SONAS bathrooms, for a conversation about waste, as a part of the 'European Week of Waste Reduction.'

Details: Habitat ReStore event as part of 'European Week for Waste Reduction' - 'ESG Reuse and You'

Methods
An initial email invite to aforementioned event, and then a follow-up reminder email were sent to all recipients. Local representatives were invited to attend the event, hear from Habitat's Chief Executive Jenny Williams about the impact of Habitat ReStore, from SONAS Bathrooms about their sustainability commitment and from Community Resources Network Ireland (CRNI) about the importance of reuse and the impact of the circular economy. - Email