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2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Facilitate a request from Deputy Andrews to visit Explorium.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Deputy Andrews contacted Explorium to request a visit to Explorium. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Stephen Brady (Acting Director of Service), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium and its success since reopening earlier in 2024, to discuss the potential for additional sports and recreational facilities at Explorium, and Explorium's hope that it will become Ireland's National Sports and Science Centre.
Methods: Email, Letter, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Mr Frank Curran |
| — | CEO |
| — | Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to disucss Explorium. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Secure meeting with the Minister to discuss Explorium and to suggest for consideration that the Government, Irish Children’s Museum Limited, and Explorium work together to deliver a truly world class sports and science museum for the benefit of all children living in Ireland.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to the Minister to request a meeting to discuss Explorium and Government plans to build a children's science museum in Dublin city centre. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works
Intent: Invite the Minister to visit Explorium to allow the Minister to see and experience the many exhibits and services offered at the facility.
Methods: Letter, Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to invite the Minister for OPW to visit Explorium and to flag concerns raised about Government plans to develop a children's science museum in Dublin city centre. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Majella Fitzpatrick (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Joanne Lonergan (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Secure Taoiseach's attendance to formally open Explorium.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to invite Taoiseach to formally open Explorium. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Anna Grainger (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Anne Colgan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Barry Saul (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Carrie Smyth (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Conor Dowling (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Dan Carson (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Dave O'Keeffe (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Eva-Elizabeth Dowling (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Frank McNamara (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Hugh Lewis (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Jacqueline Burke (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Jim Gildea (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Jim O'Leary (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; John Hurley (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; John Kennedy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; JP Durkan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Justin Moylan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Kazi Ahmed (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Kevin Daly (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Lauren Tuite (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Lettie McCarthy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Liam Dockery (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Maeve O'Connell (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Marie Baker (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Martha Fanning (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Mary Fayne (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Maurice Dockrell (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Melisa Halpin (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Michael Clark (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Michael Fleming (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Oisín O'Connor (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Peter O'Brien (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Pierce Dargan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Robert Jones (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Sean McLoughlin (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Shay Brennan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Thomas Joseph (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Tom Kivlehan (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Tom Murphy (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Gerry Horkan (Senator), Seanad; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium and the wide variety of exhibits and services it offers.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to invite Councillors to visit Explorium following its reopening in 2024. |