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Politician(s) lobbied: John Conlon (Chairman), The Office of Public Works; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), The Office of Public Works
Intent: Raise awareness about the facilities and services available at Explorium and Explorium's wish to become Ireland's National Children's Science Centre.
Methods: Letter, Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Telephone call with Chairman of the OPW |
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Include in manifesto a commitment that any new children’s science centre will be developed through careful planning and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, while prioritising the educational needs of children and future generations.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission for consideration for party manifesto |
Politician(s) lobbied: Joanne Lonergan (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Majella Fitzpatrick (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Follow-up on invitation to the Taoiseach to formally open Explorium and raise awareness about Explorium's wish to become Ireland's National Children's Science Centre.
Methods: Informal communication, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Follow-up on the invitation to the Taoiseach to formally open Explorium. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Conor Falvey (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Brief officials on the range of facilities and services available at Explorium and inquire about the possibility of accessing public funding to invest in new exhibits and activities.
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Follow-up on response from Minister for Culture with suggestion to meet Department officials |
Politician(s) lobbied: John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aidan Davitt (Senator), Seanad; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise awareness about the range of facilities and services available at Explorium since its full reopening in 2024 and to discuss OPW plans to build a second science centre in Dublin City Centre.
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting, Meeting, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request to meet TDs and Senators to brief them on Explorium in advance of Oireachtas Committee hearings. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Joanne Lonergan (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Majella Fitzpatrick (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
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: 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 centre 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 centre in Dublin City Centre. |
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: Meeting, Letter, Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Mr Charlie Kelly and Mr Jimmy Mangan met with Mr. Frank Curran |
| — | CEO |
| — | Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to discuss Explorium. |
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, services and facilities on offer.
Methods: Letter, Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to invite the Minister to visit Explorium and to flag concerns raised about Government plans to develop a children's science centre in Dublin City Centre. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Gerry Horkan (Senator), Seanad; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; 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; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium and the variety of exhibits, services and facilities it offers.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to invite local politicians to visit Explorium following its reopening in 2024. |