Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2023-01-19
Intent: Launch of the mentioned reports and presentation of findings::Influence public policy on the areas of the launch projects/reports
Details: Event to launch of three ICI projects: 1. Indicators for Local Integration (ILI) a national comparative tool to evaluate migrant integration from the Local Authorities. 2. Launch of the Toolkit for migrant candidates running in local elections and 3. Discussion of the EU Commision project Sustai, ...
Officials: Joe O'Brien, Francis Foley, Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, Elena Secas, Yemi Adenuga, Michael Brennan, Michael Rainey, Brendan Jennings, ...
Methods: Email, Meeting
Volunteer Ireland
2021-01-12
Intent: To initiate the development of a national volunteer reserve corps with sufficient funding and support from national and local government.
Details: National Volunteer Reserve corps
Officials: Joe O'Brien, Moira Murrell, Pat Dowling, Pat Gallagher, Tony Flynn, Brendan Jennings, Niall Healy, Leonard Cleary, ...
Methods: A virtual meeting with the minister to discuss a broad range of issues and opportunities on going at present with the volunteering sector. The work of VCs The VCs’ role in responding to COVID-19 Volunteer Reserves National Volunteering Strategy This meeting was a stakeholder consultation by the minister and an opportunity to consolidate his support for the national volunteer reserves. - Virtual Meeting, A virtual meeting of the CCMA to discuss the creation of the national volunteer reserve corps and gain funding commitments from local authorities for its creation.A presentation was made to the Rural Development, Community, Tourism, Culture and Heritage Committee for that purpose. - Virtual Meeting
Engineers Ireland
2019-05-20
Intent: Our President had a series of meetings with Local Authorities as part of his presidential term. The aim was to meet primarily engineers, many of them members, working in the Authorities to hear their views. (Our President worked as a Local Authority Engineer himself). In some instances, a CEO or Director of Services of the Local Authority was present. (Note that Engineers Ireland has a Local Government Division as part of it's structure of 11 Divisions).
Details: Meetings with the President of Engineers Ireland
Officials: Pat Gallagher, Owen Keegan, Tim Lucey, Kevin Morey, Brendan Jennings
Methods: Cavan Co Council (27 March),Westmeath Co Council (15 April),Cork County Council (17 April),Dublin City Council (18 April).Our Associate Director of Membership, S. McDonald also attended these meetings. - Meeting