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2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: TENI had two intended results for lobbying this period. The first was to discuss our charity status application and discuss possible ways TENI can support the work of the Justice department. The second was as part of our membership of the Coalition against Hate Crime, where we sought information on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) bill and encouraged it's passage through government.
Methods: Email, Social Media, Letter, Informal communication, Phone call, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2025-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Ward (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: TENI had two intended results for lobbying this period. The first was to discuss our charity status application and discuss possible ways TENI can support the work of the Justice department. The second was as part of our membership of the Coalition against Hate Crime, where we sought information on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) bill and encouraged it's passage through government.
Methods: Email, Social Media, Letter, Informal communication, Phone call, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Senator), Seanad; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Health; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mal O'Hara (Senator), Seanad; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Leo Varadkar (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: We intended to inform politicians that a different way was possible for gender affirming care, and to show that in other countries there are shorter waiting lists and better outcomes for patients. We hoped that this presentation would inform politicians that Ireland has the worst model of care for trans people in Europe, and that showcasing how other countries are doing it would help them in their reviews of the current pathway.
Methods: Email, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI hosted an AV Room presentation to showcase alternative pathways for gender affirming care that are being utilised in the UK and the Netherlands. |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Boylan (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To seek assurances from Sinn Féin andGovernment that they will continue to supportthe passage of the Criminal Justice(Incitement to Violence or Hatred and HateOffences) Bill 2022.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Mark Daly (Senator), Seanad; Pippa Hackett (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Lisa Chambers (Senator), Seanad; Timmy Dooley (Senator), Seanad; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Rebecca Moynihan (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Colm Burke (Minister of State), Department of Health; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Jerry Buttimer (Senator), Seanad; Mal O'Hara (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We intended to inform politicians of the realities of trans people's lives in Ireland. In particular, we wanted to highlight the issues relating to Gender Affirming Care, and to educate them on possible alternative models of care.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality
Intent: Saoirse attended a conference organised by the Immigrant Council of Ireland on 8th November 2023 at which Helen McEntee was a speaker. The intention for Saoirse at this event was to network with Minister McEntee and other attendees and to advocate for better access to gender affirming care for trans people in Ireland. To accomplish this we would hope to set up meetings with political parties to educate them on the situation and advocate for change.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Educating politicians on issues affecting trans people in Ireland.
Methods: Event / Reception, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Emma Cutlip (Councillor), Louth County council; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Educate politicians and staffers on issues affecting trans people.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2024-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Fintan Warfield (Senator), Seanad; Emma Cutlip (Councillor), Louth County council
Intent: Greater awareness of the issues facing trans people in Ireland. We also want to ensure politicians feel confident answering questions from constituents on trans people.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
2023-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Justice; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Timmy Dooley (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Pat Casey (Senator), Seanad; Catherine Ardagh (Senator), Seanad; Lisa Chambers (Senator), Seanad
Intent: We intended to improve access to gender affirming care in Ireland. ::We also intended to raise awareness around the issues facing trans people in Ireland, and to educate elected officials in language and how to be respectful when speaking about trans people.
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people. |
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