Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 45)
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG
2025-12-30
Intent: Swift implementation of SMA and SCID in NBS bloodspot screening programme
Details: Rare diseases and newborn screening of babies
Officials: Michael Healy-Rae, Naoise O'Cearúil, Cian O'Callaghan, Thomas Gould, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh, Roderic O'Gorman, Duncan Smith, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: To raise specific parliamentary questions on the subject of newborn screening - Email
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.
Details: St Michael's House Lobbying
Officials: Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Ivana Bacik, Richard Boyd Barrett, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, Dessie Ellis, Gary Gannon, ...
Methods: June 2025. Official opening of Caislean Day Services. A day services for adults with disabilities. - Event / Reception, 20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter, 31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting, ...
St Michael's House Group
2025-10-15
Intent: Welcoming TD's to visit St Michael's House or have Teams meeting to discuss the challenges within the disability sector and potential solutions. It is a fantastic opportunity to work together to create positive change for individuals with disabilities and their families and carers.
Details: Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Ann Graves, Barry Ward, Barry Heneghan, Naoise Ó Muirí, Catherine Ardagh, Cian O'Callaghan, Ciarán Ahern, ...
Methods: Letters sent to all current TD's in December 2024. Letter included manifesto produced by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. - Letter
Alcohol Forum Ireland
2025-09-21
Intent: Alcohol included as a clear and named priority in the new National Drugs Strategy including clear actions and a commitment by Government to ensure that resources are ringfenced to allow for delivery of the named actions.
Details: Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
Officials: Paul McAuliffe, Sinéad Gibney, Aubrey McCarthy, Patricia Stephenson, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Shay Brennan, Ruth Coppinger, ...
Methods: Member organisations who had signed up to the Coalition for Better alcohol policy were supported to write to TD's and Senators in their constituency regarding the need for inclusion of alcohol as a priority in the new national drugs strategy. - Letter, Member organisations who had signed up to the Coalition for Better alcohol policy were supported to write to TD's and Senators in their constituency regarding the need for inclusion of alcohol as a priority in the new national drugs strategy. - Email, Member organisations in north Dublin who had signed up to the Coalition for Better Alcohol Policy were supported to write Paul McCauliffe TD in their constituency to seek a meeting. - Email, ...
Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)
2025-09-21
Intent: Discussion about the review of The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
Details: Review of The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
Officials: Ruth Coppinger
Methods: We met in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - Meeting
Dogs Trust
2025-09-20
Intent: To raise awareness of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the Programme for Government.
Details: Invite to Paws for a Cause event
Officials: Emer Higgins, Regina Doherty, Maria Walsh, Nina Carberry, Lynn Boylan, Holly Cairns, Ivana Bacik, Erin McGreehan, ...
Methods: Invite to Paws for a Cause event - Email
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
2025-09-20
Intent: To seek support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill
Details: Bereaved Partner’s Bill 2025
Officials: Aidan Davitt, Alice-Mary Higgins, Alison Comyn, Anne Rabbitte, Aubrey McCarthy, Cathal Byrne, Catherine Ardagh, Chris Andrews, ...
Methods: Meeting with Louise O'Reilly TD in Leinster House on 8 May 2025 to seek the deputy's support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill - Meeting, Follow-up email to Louise O’Reilly TD on 13 May 2025 with proposed parliamentary question concerning the 2025 Bill. - Email, Follow-up emails to Louise O’Reilly TD seeking support and assistance with an AV Room Briefing concerning the 2025 bill on 22 May 2025, 12 June 2025, 13 June 2025, 25 June 2025 and 26 June 2025. - Email, ...
Trócaire
2025-09-19
Intent: Ireland to commit to a fair and funded phase out of fossil fuels and to support a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Details: Climate Justice
Officials: Catherine Connolly, Marie Sherlock, Noel McCarthy, Pa Daly, Réada Cronin, Ciarán Ahern, Jennifer Whitmore, Duncan Smith, ...
Methods: Invitation to launch of new report Fuelling Injustice - Ireland’s fossil fuel problem and the case for a fair, funded, global phase out - Email, Campaign launch follow up and request for meeting re Campaign advocacy asks - Email, Letter to Minister O'Brien regarding Government policy on commercial LNG - Letter, ...
Chime
2025-09-19
Intent: Influence the Department to develop Irish Sign Language Leaving Cert Exam as soon as possible, and for the Minister to order the collation and publication of STen outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Details: To advocate for the development of Irish Sign Language as a Leaving Cert Exam & publication of educational outcomes of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students
Officials: Michael Moynihan, Linda Nelson Murray, Gareth Scahill, Cathal Crowe, Ruth Coppinger, Jen Cummins, Emer Currie, Aisling Dempsey, ...
Methods: Meeting with Minister Michael Moynihan and Department official - Meeting, Letter to Education Committee members - Letter, Meeting with 2 members of Education Committee: Senator Linda Nelson-Murray and Senator Garth Scahill - Meeting
Irish Cancer Society
2025-09-19
Intent: To inform Oireachtas representatives on the links between alcohol and cancer
Details: Alcohol health labels
Officials: Cathal Crowe, Naoise Ó Muirí, Ann Graves, Louise O'Reilly, Martin Daly, Sinéad Gibney, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Neale Richmond, ...
Methods: Panelist at a briefing event in the AV room, 15.05.25; engagement with attendees, as listed below. - Event / Reception, 23.06.25 - Informal communication