Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 42)
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
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
2025-08-29
Intent: To have the government act to end the regulation of genocide-funding Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Details: Campaign to end the regualtion of Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland
Officials: Cian O'Callaghan, Paul Murphy, Duncan Smith, Catherine Connolly, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruth Coppinger
Methods: Emailed key opposition party members to secure their support for an Emergency Motion calling for an end to the Central Bank of Ireland’s facilitation of Israel Bonds - Email, Submission to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach This resulted in being called as witness before the Committee. The submission can be read here: joint_committee_on_finance_public_expenditure_public_service_reform_and_digitalisation_and_taoiseach - Submission, Meeting with key opposition party members to secure their support for an Emergency Motion calling for an end to the Central Bank of Ireland’s facilitation of Israel Bonds - Meeting
FASD Ireland CLG
2025-07-18
Intent: To ensure that health information labelling on alcohol proceeded without delay
Details: Delays with the introduction of health information labelling on alcohol
Officials: Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinéad Gibney, Barry Ward, Claire Kerrane, Marie Sherlock, Ruth Coppinger, Erin McGreehan, Sorca Clarke, ...
Methods: 5 phone calls with various DPOs to discuss their position on potential delays with the introduction of health based information labelling on alcohol. - Phone call, 18 emails with various DPOs to discuss their position on potential delays with the introduction of health based information labelling on alcohol. - 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
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG
2025-05-21
Intent: Invitation to attend the Marriage Referendum +10 Conference on Tuesday 13th May 2025 in Dublin Castle
Details: Marriage Referendum +10 Conference
Officials: Claire Kerrane, Máire Devine, Mary Lou McDonald, Gary Gannon, Aidan Farrelly, Mark Wall, Richard Boyd Barrett, Ruth Coppinger, ...
Methods: Save the Date, Invitation, and two reminders sent to attend the Marriage Referendum +10 Conference on Tuesday 13th May 2025 in Dublin Castle - 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
Rape Crisis Network Ireland
2025-05-21
Intent: Changes to legislation on counselling notes. Advancing advocacy on the use of counselling notes and engaging on strategies for effecting change to the current legislation.
Details: Section 19A and counselling notes
Officials: Ruth Coppinger
Methods: Email about details of proposed Bill. - Email
Age Action
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-05-21
Intent: Amendments to Bill to support longer working lives on a voluntary basis and reduced age-based discrimination in the workplace
Details: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
Officials: Ged Nash, Peter Burke, Kieran O'Donnell, Paul Murphy, Sinéad Gibney, George Lawlor, Peadar Tóibín, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...
Methods: Meeting between Ged Nash of the Labour party and Nat O'Connor (Policy Advisor) on behalf of Age Action - Meeting, Online meeting with Department of Enterprise, Tourism & Employment in relation to the Bill attended by Camille Loftus and Mary Murphy from Age Action's Advocacy and Public Affairs team - Meeting, Email to Minister for Enterprise, Tourism & Employment, as well as TDs who are spokespersons on employment matters in opposition parties - Email
Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)
2025-05-20
Intent: Remind them to take action and thanks for attending or sending a rep to the briefing
Details: Thanked for engaging with the launch of ICOS' housing report and request that action be taken on recommendations
Officials: Nessa Cosgrove, Eoin Ó Broin, Paul Donnelly, Jen Cummins, James Geoghegan, Donna McGettigan, Robert O'Donoghue, Nicole Ryan, ...
Methods: Email