Business in the Community Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Intent: Raise awareness on best practices and opportunities to increase sustainability criteria in public procurement.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Invitation to the Minister to visit the Government funded EmployAbility Services Dublin West and North, with the aim of showcasing to the Minister how Business in the Community Ireland operates these government funded programmes, how it leverages business supports to improve participant outcomes and to meet clients availing of the service. ::The intended outcome was visibility of our work, awareness of our business supports and high standards of service we deliver.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Intent: We intended to secure endorsement and engagement from the Department in the campaign.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: We intended to secure ongoing engagement and support of our work.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: We intended to secure awareness of the perspectives of different stakeholders on the balance to be made on the omnibus discussions.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Siobhan Russell (Adviser to Minister), Department of Transport; Frank Maughan (Advisory Counsel), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Oonagh Buckley (Secretary General), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Barry Quinlan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Róisín Garvey (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: Sharing insights and maintaining the courage of Irish and European convictions that business can be a force for positive change.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our ideas related to training and education with the Deputy and Sinn Féin.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: We intended to ensure awareness of our social protection ideas with the Deputy and Green Party.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to social inclusion to the political party’s election manifestos’.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Inclusion of our recommendations to progress commitments to environmental sustainability to the political party’s election manifestos’.

Methods: Email