Local Development Companies Network CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Raise awareness of Local Development Companies, their work and impact in communities

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Seek engagement with Minister around SICAP procurement

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: Advise Minister about Risks to LEADER funding in 2028- 2034 MFF

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (Minister of State), Department of Justice

Intent: Advise Minster about the work of LDCs around social inclusion and integration.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (Councillor), Cork County Council; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Support for LDCN's Budgetary asks in Budget 2026.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: Greater awareness of work of Local Development Companies

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Aine Doyle (Special Adviser), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Raise awareness of the roles LDCs are playing in Climate Action

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: Continued support for the Community Connection Project

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Maxwell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Timmy Dooley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Diarmuid Wilson (Senator), Seanad; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Imelda Goldsboro (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Lynch (Senator), Seanad; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Members of the Oireachtas were invited to attend a meet and greet event as part of Local Development Week, and where the LDCN's 2026 Pre-Budget Submission was launched

Methods: Event / Reception