Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 69)
Social Justice Ireland
2025-12-08
Intent: Awareness of Social Justice Ireland's assessment of Budget 2026.
Details: Invited all Oireachtas members to the launch of Budget 2026 Analysis and Critique on 8th October 2025. A copy of Budget 2026 Analysis and Critique was sent to all Oireachtas members following the launch. .
Officials: Richard O'Donoghue, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Dara Calleary
Methods: Email with a copy f Budget 2026 Analysis and Critique to Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. - Email, Email to Taoiseach and Tánaiste with a copy of Budget 2026 Analysis and Critique - Email, Email to Minister Dara Calleary regarding the indexation of Social Welfare Rates to average earnings. - Email
Limerick Chamber
2025-11-04
Intent: Increase provision of affordable housing in Limerick
Details: Presentation to the Full Council of Limerick City and County Council
Officials: Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, Adam Teskey, Brian Kennedy, Bridie Collins, Brigid Teefy, Catherine Slattery, Conor Sheehan, Daniel Butler, ...
Methods: Sean Golden presented findings of Employee Housing Survey to full council meeting - Meeting, Sean Golden sent follow up email with publication attachment to all councillors, TDs and Senators - Email
Limerick Chamber
2025-11-04
Intent: Urge the Minister for Transport to allocate €2.2 million in funding to get the Mackey Roundabout Road improvements through the next stage of development
Details: Allocation of €2.2 million in funding for Mackey Roundabout
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Kieran O'Donnell, Niall Collins, Patrick O'Donovan, Willie O'Dea, Conor Sheehan, Maurice Quinlivan, Richard O'Donoghue, ...
Methods: Email
Drury
2025-11-03
Intent: To secure meetings with Oireachtas members to highlight the role of insourcing and its contribution in reducing waiting lists.
Details: Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.
Officials: Ken O'Flynn, Peter Roche, Maria Byrne, Manus Boyle, David Cullinane, Conor Sheehan, Richard O'Donoghue, Pádraig Rice, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call
The Union of Students in Ireland
2025-10-28
Intent: Permanent €1000 reduction in fees for third level students.
Details: Reduction of fees for third level students
Officials: James Lawless, Donna McGettigan, Pearse Doherty, Darren O'Rourke, Sorca Clarke, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Rose Conway-Walsh, Seán Crowe, ...
Methods: Contact with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about the fee reduction - Email, Thanking Ministers who spoke in favour of a fee reduction - Email
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
2025-09-21
Intent: Support for 2 specific cases
Details: Help for constituents around housing and social welfare payments
Officials: Richard O'Donoghue
Methods: Support for constituents in need - Phone call
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-09-20
Intent: To inform relevant Oireachtas authorities of civil society's dissatisfaction with current Oireachtas comms and engagement.
Details: Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations
Officials: Peter Finnegan, Seán Fleming, John Brady, Catherine Callaghan, Micheál Carrigy, Matt Carthy, Catherine Connolly, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...
Methods: Emails to Peter Finnegan (Secretary General The Houses of the Oireachtas Service) and members of Working Group of Committee Cathaoirligh. - Email
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: That the Government and MEPs must honour their commitments to stand up for farmers and defend their interests by opposing the current Mercosur trade deal.::To discuss farmers' concerns with the Minister for Foreign Affairs::To reiterate strong opposition to the Mercosur agreement in its current form. The beef industry in Ireland supports 90,000 farmers and around 25,000 jobs and is critical to the rural economy. There are very strong concerns about the impact the EU-Mercosur trade agreement would have on the viability of some 90,000 families.::That, while it is often argued that an additional 99,000t of beef from the Mercosur block countries would represent only 1-2% of the EU beef market, this statistic is in fact very misleading. The high value EU steak market (fillet, striploin, and cube) will be targeted by Mercosur beef exporters and will impact EU producers' ability to achieve a positive return on the carcass. 30% of the value of the carcass is contained within the yield of high
Details: Mercosur Trade Deal
Officials: Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Billy Kelleher, Brendan Smith, Brian Brennan, Cathal Byrne, Cathy Bennett, Charlie McConalogue, ...
Methods: Meeting, Informal communication, Email, ...
Family Carers Ireland
2025-09-19
Intent: Incorporate FCI proposals into policy/ actions in 2026 budget
Details: FCI Pre- Budget Submissions 2026
Officials: Mary Butler, James Browne, David Cullinane, John Cummins, Jack Chambers, Paul McAuliffe, Charlie McConalogue, Niamh Smyth, ...
Methods: James Browne, Mary Butler & David Cullinane - Email, John Cummins - Meeting, Jack Chambers & Paul Mc Auliffe - Email, ...