The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Total Lobbying Efforts: 46

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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)

2026-05-20
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education
Intent: We wanted to have a meeting to dicuss PCI's lack of engagement on the Forum for Education. As a key stakeholder in Education we are disappointed at the lack of engagement and failure to engage with PCI.
Methods: Email
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Email
Emailed Minister Haughton's office wiht a letter from PCI attached. Email was send on the 12/03/2026 and the letter was requesting a meeting regarding the Forum for Education. With a follow up email sent on 28/04/2026, which repeated the request.
2026-01-20
0 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Method not specified
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2025-09-19
0 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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2025-05-21
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The letter was to affirm the Taoiseach.
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Letter was emailed to the Taoiseach on the 10th February 2025.
2025-05-19
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: For the Minster to respond to the email and provide an update on the defective block crisis and offer to meet with us in person so we can discuss the impact that it is having on members of the public and churches. ::Explain the practical consequences of the amendments made to the 2004 Tenancies Act on churches which would have previously rented out vacant church dwellings on a temporary short-term basis.
Methods: Letter
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Letter
A letter which was send via email and was sent on the 10/04/2025.
2025-01-21
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That the hospital would agree a new contract to employ a replacement Chaplin
Methods: Phone callMeeting
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Phone call
Text on 12th December TD Pat the Cope Gallagher and asked him to intervene, and he replied that day nothing that he had received the message. He then text on the 20th December said that he would speak to the HSE for guidance and spoke to Shaun Murphy (Hospital Manager) and he informed that they were working on a solution. The issue is unresolved but should be resolved in the next few months.
Meeting
Wish Aishling McDonald and Peter Byrne from the HR department of the Hospital and we provided them with information that they requested.
2025-01-21
9 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Harley (Councillor), Donegal County Council; Liam Doherty (Councillor), Donegal County Council; Patrick McGowan (Councillor), Donegal County Council; Gary Doherty (Councillor), Donegal County Council; Gerry Crawford (Councillor), Donegal County Council
Intent: To be given more time, and for the project to go ahead. This appears to have been successful and we have been granted more time, and the project will go ahead. For the grant to be approved to upgrade existing pathways.
Methods: Phone callEmail
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Phone call
The County Councillors listed below all received one phone call from Rob n Henderson
Email
There was a letter attached which outlined the issue with the funding and requesting that the issue will be raised with the Department of Rural and Community Development (Donegal) and expressing disappointment that funding might be withdrawn.
Phone call
With James Kelly and Brian Keogh at Donegal Development Company.
2024-09-20
5 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Hugh McElvaney (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Seamus Coyle (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Pat Treanor (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Richard Truell (Councillor), Monaghan County Council; Sean Gilliland (Councillor), Monaghan County Council
Intent: Invited them to see the carpark next to the multipurpose hall at DrumPresbyterian Church which also serves as a playground for the adjacentDrumcorrin National School to see if re-surfacing it was a suitable project forCLÁR funding application.Purpose – to let them see the deteriorating condition of the surface.
Methods: Email
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Email
1 reply received from Sean Gilliand saying he would be in contact to arrange a site visit, however there is Daryl Edwards has no record that a site visit occurred.
Email
1x5 introductory emails to the then councillors in the Ballybay - Clonesmunicipal district
2024-05-20
0 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Method not specified
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2024-01-19
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Aiden Fitzpatrick (Councillor), Cavan County Council
Intent: Safe carparking during the construction works of new housing and ensuring there is adequate carparking after development.
Methods: Phone callInformal communication
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Phone call
4th / 5th December - making telephone contact
Informal communication
Mentioned in passing conversation- 21st October