Hume Brophy

Politician(s) lobbied: Ronnie Downes (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; John Newham (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Liam Morris (Director), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Maeve von Heynitz (Director General), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To inform the Irish government about the Section 301 investigation of the US into Germany and to discuss potential wider implications of the investigations.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Finance; Jack O'Donnell (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of Finance; Conor Glynn (Special Advisor to the Tanaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; Shane Smyth (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Noel Grealish (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Cooney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Clendennen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Nicholas Gogarty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Mary Fitzpatrick (Senator), Seanad; Aubrey McCarthy (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Joe O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad

Intent: NOffLA asked the government to introduce a 10% reduction on excise on alcohol in Budget 2027.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Morton (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To maintain relationships and understand the direction of alcohol policy to inform future engagement.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: A dinner of members and cllrs to discuss Financial Literacy and the Future of Digital Finance.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Geoghegan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Raise awareness about NOffLA's concerns in relation to the pricing of alcohol

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Raise awareness of NOffLA’s ongoing work and policy priorities.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Raise awareness about NOffLA's concerns about unregulated online sellers of alcohol

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport; Ethna Brogan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport

Intent: To support a balanced policy and regulatory environment that facilitates appropriate night-time flight operations, enhances national and international connectivity, supports economic growth and employment, and ensures long-term operational certainty for the aviation sector.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Lydon (CEO), Sligo County Council

Intent: To update Martin Lydon on the current progress and timelines for the Distillery project, highlighting the economic and regional development benefits the project will deliver.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Ethna Brogan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Transport; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Conor Gallagher (Special Adviser), Department of Transport

Intent: To engage with officials on the case for removing the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, highlighting the economic benefits, improved connectivity for passengers and businesses, and the importance of the issue for Ireland's international aviation links.

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call