Robert O'Donoghue

Robert O'Donoghue

Total Lobbying Efforts: 125

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DHR Consultancy Limited

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-09-02

Intent: Prioritise a National Loneliness Strategy within the Taoiseach's office and establish national measurement standards to effectively address its impact. Mandate Very Large Online Platforms to ensure content moderator wellbeing through transparent reporting, comprehensive mental health support standards, and full inclusion under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act. Commit to Samaritans training for all party staff to ensure responsible language on self-harm and suicide

Details: Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research

Officials: Brendan Smith, Brian Brennan, Cathal Crowe, Danny Healy-Rae, Darren O'Rourke, David Maxwell, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Eamon Scanlon, ...

Methods: Samaritans Ireland Impact Report Launch - Wednesday, 21st May in the Georgian Suite, Buswells Hotel - Event / Reception

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

Polio Survivors Ireland

2025-08-22

Intent: Emailed 9 TDs requesting that they submit parliamentary questions on our behalf to the Minister for Health.

Details: Parliamentary Questions

Officials: David Cullinane, Pádraig Rice, Marie Sherlock, Colm Burke, Robert O'Donoghue, Holly Cairns, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Tom Brabazon, ...

Methods: Email

Samaritans Ireland

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-08-18

Intent: • Prioritise an urgent National Loneliness Strategy within the Taoiseach's office and establish national measurement. • Mandate Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) to ensure content moderator wellbeing through transparent reporting, comprehensive mental health support standards (including contractors), and full inclusion under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act.• Commit to Samaritans training for all party staff to ensure responsible language on self-harm and suicide

Details: Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research – which included the following asks:

Officials: Alan Dillon, Brendan Smith, Brian Brennan, Cathal Crowe, Danny Healy-Rae, Darren O'Rourke, David Maxwell, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, ...

Methods: Impact report and research briefing on 21st May 2025. - Event / Reception, Email communication concerning follow up around key priorities particularly language training. - Email

IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG

2025-07-18

Intent: Provide some information as to the budgetary measures that IMRO would like to see implemented that would make a significant difference to the lives of IMRO members

Details: Submission of IMRO's pre budget submission

Officials: Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers, Patrick O'Donovan, Maria Byrne, Alan Kelly, Ged Nash, Ged Nash, Robert O'Donoghue, ...

Methods: one email with the attached pre budgetary submission was sent - Email

Friends of the Earth

2025-05-21

Intent: Rejection of LNG::Ensure Gov decision on LNG is changed and brought into with climate law

Details: LNG and Climate Action

Officials: Alice-Mary Higgins, Aine Doyle, Rónán Mullen, Chris Andrews, Frances Black, Eileen Flynn, Gerard Craughwell, Lynn Ruane, ...

Methods: Email with briefing to Senator Higgins - Email, Meeting with Minister's advisor - Meeting, Emails with briefing to Minister and Taoiseach's advisors - 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

Irish Cancer Society

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-05-21

Intent: To invite Oireachtas members to an Oireachtas coffee morning to mark Daffodil Day::To share cancer related county statistics and services statistics with elected representatives

Details: Daffodil Day 2025

Officials: Ivana Bacik, Mark Ward, Marie Sherlock, Robert O'Donoghue, Erin McGreehan, Emer Higgins, Pauline Tully, Johnny Guirke, ...

Methods: Oireachtas event to mark Daffodil Day, 26.03.25. Attendees listed below. - Event / Reception

Irish Cancer Society

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-05-21

Intent: To meet with elected representatives and members of their team to discuss the challenges facing the cancer care pathway::To raise awareness of the challenges faced by people living beyond cancer::To request a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss the areas for prioritisation along the cancer care pathway ::To raise the issue regarding availability of data on the performance of cancer centres

Details: Cancer care pathway

Officials: Erin McGreehan, Robert O'Donoghue, Thomas Gould, David Cullinane, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Martin Daly, Tracey Conroy

Methods: Meeting with Deputy Erin McGreehan's team, 08.04.25; meeting with Deputy David Cullinane, 19.03.25; meeting with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan; meeting with Deputy Martin Daly; meeting with Deputy Gillian O'Toole, 06.03.25; Meeting with the Minister for Health and department officials, 30.04.25; meeting with Department officials, 20.03.25 - Meeting, Emails to Deputy Erin McGreehan's office, 07.04.25 and 08.04.25; email to Deputy Robert O’Donoghue, 16.04.25; emails to Deputy David Cullinane, 03.03.25, 18.03.25, 19.03.25 - Email, 2 phone calls with Deputy Thomas Gould, 24.04.25 - Phone call, ...

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