Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Funding or support for national rollout of GROW At School from the Department of Education and Skills.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Discussion with Minister Cummins in relation to potential capital works at GROW HQ for additional training and education
Email
Followed up invitation to meet with Minister Michael Healy-Rae to discuss Grow at School Post Primary with agenda for discussion regarding preparation and youth engagement in food industry, esp Horticulture, in Ireland
Email
follow up invitation to Hildegarde Naughton to visit GROW at School via the Department of Education Schools Visits Office. Included programme brief updating previous work in 2025 with former Minister of Education McEntee
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Funding or support for national rollout of GROW At School from the Department of Education and Skills.
Methods: EmailEvent / Reception
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Emails to Ministers Diary office re visit to School
Event / Reception
Met Minister Helen McEntee at Samhain Event
Event / Reception
Minister Noel Grealish visit to school 12/09
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: Government support for a national rollout of GIY;s GROW at School program
Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionMeeting
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Follow up with Minister Helen McEntee's office and school visits team about GIY's pre-budget submission and invite to come and visit a GROW at School school
Event / Reception
Hosted Minister Noel Grealish at a GROW at School school
Meeting
Met Minister Helen McEntee at Samhain event in Meath to discuss GROW at School pre-budget submission
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Government support and funding for a national rollout of GROW a School education programme
Methods: Event / ReceptionEmail
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Hosted An Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD, and Minister Martin Heydon at GIY's showgarden at Bloom in the Park 29/05Hosted Minister Michael Healy Rae at Grow at School school 20/06
Email
Pre-budget submission sent to Ministers Paschal O'Donohoe and Helen McEntee and Department of Education
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: Requesting support for GIY proposed actions to be included in new Programme
Methods: Email
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Shared GIY's proposal for actions under the Programme for Government with Mary Butler
Politician(s) lobbied: John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Requesting support for GIY proposed actions to be included in new Programme for Government
Methods: Email
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Shared GIY's proposal for actions under the Programme for Government
Politician(s) lobbied: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Collaboration and funding support to deliver GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme:: Collaboration and funding support to deliver GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme
Methods: Informal communicationEmail
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Encountered Marc O'Cathasaigh in public/on train, where topic of GIY's Grow The Neighbourhood Citywest Programme was discussed. MK requested Mr O'Cathasaigh to share details with Minister O'Gorman re potential collaboration, and sent follow up email as per Activity 1
Email
Letter sent to Marc Ó Cathasaigh for the attention of Minister Roderic O'Gorman, outlining details of a programme GIY are delivering in Citywest, called 'Grow the Neighbourhood- Citywest', inviting Minister O'Gorman to discuss collaboration on the programme
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Politician(s) lobbied: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The objective was to raise awareness of BWL activities and ambitions, in order to secure funding and support in the future.::To influence public policy around sustainable, place-based practices, including organic farming
Methods: Event / Reception
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Marc Ó Cathasaigh responded positively to a broad invitation to a BWL event, attending as part of audience
Politician(s) lobbied: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The role of a BWL in future of ustainable farming in Ireland
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
Meeting at Marc Ó Cathasaigh's constituency office in Tramore
