Cheshire Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To seek meetings with Government Representatives to highlight the issues raised in our Pre Budget Submission which included the subject of funding shortages. Meetings were held with both TD's and Senators

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To seek meetings with Government Representatives to discuss subject contained in the Pre Budget Submission which includes funding issues. Meetings held with TD's & Senators regarding our Pre Budget Submission

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health

Intent: To secure additional funding required to continue provision of services

Methods: Phone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Support in relation to pre budget submission for Cheshire Ireland

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To alert those in government to the priorities of the organisation in advance of the budget

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Whilst we support the Bill’s aims to protect people from the tactics of commercial gambling companies that can draw them into problem gambling, none of the studies on problem gambling have identified fundraising raffles and lotteries as a cause. Fundraising should not be equated with commercial gambling.

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Meeting to discuss solutions that Cheshire Ireland can offer on this matter

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown