Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 8)
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Candidate Richie Molloy put forward for administrative panel
Details: Seanad Elections 2025
Officials: Cathal Crowe, Joe Cooney, Donna McGettigan, William O'Leary, Úna McCarthy, Trish Murphy, Tony O'Shea, Ted Lucey, ...
Methods: Fiona Hartigan - Email, Peter Cox to all members of Cork COCO & Cork City Council - Email, To Cork area councilors - Phone call, ...
Cork Simon Community
2025-01-21
Intent: A better understanding of the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.
Details: Invite to morning roundtable discussion with some of Ireland's newly elected MEPs to explore the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.
Officials: John Daniel Maher, Joe Kavanagh, Margaret McDonnell, Ted Tynan, Oliver Moran, Tony Fitzgerald, Damian Boylan, John Sheehan, ...
Methods: Invite to attend as a guest at a roundtable discussion event. - Email
Ibec
2025-01-21
Intent: Support Ibec proposals to reduce electricity costs and a new state subvention to finance electricity infrastructure and renewable investment
Details: Measures to reduce electricity costs and boost competitiveness over the short, medium and long term
Officials: Stephen Kinsella, Alan Ahearne, Paul Bolger, Matthew Collins, Oonagh Buckley, Gary Tobin, Declan Hughes, Edward Timmins, ...
Methods: Phone call, Email
Cork Chamber
2025-01-20
Intent: To progress priorities for economic and community development in West Cork.
Details: West Cork LAG/LCDC Meeting
Officials: Alan Coleman, Ann Bambury, Finbarr Harrington, John Michael Foley, Sharon Corcoran
Methods: West Cork LAG/LCDC meeting held online on 28th November 2024 to discuss current priorities for the region. - Meeting
Ibec
2024-05-21
Intent: Raise awareness on Drinks Ireland 2024 priorities to be covered at event
Details: Briefing comms on Drinks Ireland event
Officials: David Stanton, Christopher O'Sullivan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Michael Collins, Micheál Martin, Simon Coveney, Michael McGrath, Holly Cairns, ...
Methods: Email
Family Carers Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.
Details: Referendum on Care
Officials: Ger Keohane, Tony Fitzgerald, Mick Nugent, John Sheehan, Brian McCarthy, Damian Boylan, Thomas Gould, Colm Burke, ...
Methods: To all DPO's outlined below in the Cork Region- (by Peter Cox) - Email, Michael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call, Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - Letter, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-18
Intent: To voice anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::1. The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. CAP funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under CAP. In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade deal being pushed by the European Commission has the capacity to devastate, in particular, the Irish beef sector. Europe is placing a
Details: Cork County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Alan Coleman, Alan O'Connor, Ann Marie Ahern, Annmarie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, Bernard Moynihan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Social Media, Email, ...
Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd
2024-05-16
Intent: The bus stop in Kinsale to be accessible for those with mobility issues and an accessible bus to operate on this route.
Details: No accessible public transport from Kinsale to Cork (return) to allow a service user to travel independently. The bus stop in Kinsale to be accessible for those with mobility issues and an accessible bus to operate on this route is needed.
Officials: Sean O'Donovan, Gillian Coughlan, Alan Coleman, Kevin Murphy, Marie O'Sullivan
Methods: By email on the 16th February 2024. - Email
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2024-01-19
Intent: Pay Parity agreement reached between unions and HSE to stop strike
Details: Contact was made with all TD's to garner support in relation to pay parity for section 39 workers and the pending strike action
Officials: Pat Fitzgerald, Tommy Annesley, Peir Leonard, Miriam Murphy, Sylvester Bourke, Pat Kennedy, Gail Dunne, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: Letters were sent to local TD's - Letter, Td's and councillors were invited to Community engagement sessions in IWA centres - Event / Reception
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-18
Intent: To highlight the flaws in the 220KGN/ha as opposed to the 250kgN/ha.::That IFA propose a 2 year trend assessment::Two data points are insufficient to establish a trend and it ignores the influence of lag times.::To highlight how the 2 year review ignores recently introduced measures::2018 - 50% Slurry by 15 June and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)::2020 - Training in Nutrient Use Efficiency, Sustainable farming, Grassland Management/Budget.::2021 - Farm roadway camber away from water, Exclude cattle 1.5m from watercourse, water troughs 20m from watercourse.::2022 - 10% cut in chemical N, Soiled water closed period, Slurry spread by 8th October, Tillage green cover, Plough Grassland only between 1st March and 31st May, Increased inspections - 10%.::2023 - Soiled Water closed period - 21 days, All slurry spread by 1st October, N excretion rate based on Milk Yield, Chemical N purchases register.::2024 - Soiled Water closed period - December::To highlight how the 2 year review will im
Details: Nitrates Derogation - Maintaining the derogation at 250kg N/ha
Officials: Alan Coleman, Alan O'Connor, Amii McKeever, Ann Marie Ahern, Anthony Barry, Audrey Buckley, Barry Andrews, Ben Dalton O'Sullivan, ...
Methods: Meeting, Event / Reception, Informal communication, ...