Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 114)
Inner City Organisations Network (ICON)
2025-01-30
Intent: Change in policy Raise awareness of the extent and impact of the issue
Details: Recognition of the recrutiment of children and young people into gangland criminality as child trafficking by defintiion and evidence.
Officials: Bríd Smith, Eoin Ó Broin, Gary Gannon, Gino Kenny, Helen McEntee, Joan Collins, Joe O'Brien, Marie Sherlock, ...
Merchants QuayIreland Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-22
Intent: Continuation/expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental ill health put in place during pandemic as well as an extension of gender based services and increases in budget funding.
Details: Proposals re drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters
Officials: Ammar Ali, Joan Collins, Colm Burke, Darragh Moriarty, Michael Pidgeon, Patrick Costello, Bríd Smith, Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Methods: Invitation to Oireachtas Committee for Drug Use to meet to discuss the MSIF - Email, Invitation to visit MSIF - Letter, Meeting with Mary Seery-Kennedy re Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use - Meeting
One Family
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To influence politicians to seek enhanced measures for lone parent families in Budget 2025-improved social protection payments, improved access to education for lone parents, reduce food and energy poverty and continue progress with Family Law reform.
Details: Disseminated One Family Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: Simon Harris, Heather Humphreys, Micheál Martin, Roderic O'Gorman, Paul McAuliffe, Eoin Ó Broin, Bríd Smith, Gary Gannon, ...
Methods: Sent One Family Pre-budget submission for Budget 2025 and requested to meet. No invitation was provided. - Email
Macra na Feirme
2025-01-21
Intent: Set out priority initiatives for Rural Youth to political parties and members of the Oireachtas::Key asks include: farmer mental heath initiatives, housing proposals and farm succession initiative's.
Details: Macra's General Election Manifesto
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, Ann Graves, ...
Methods: Email Manifesto to Oireachtas members - Email, Posts on social media with Manifesto priorities Press release to Oireachtas members - Social Media
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Commitment to a public model of childcare.
Details: Public Childcare
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Peadar Tóibín, Bríd Smith, Holly Cairns, Roderic O'Gorman, Marie Sherlock, ...
Methods: Following DPO's in attendance at Public Childcare Alliance Launch on 19.09.24.Senator Marie Sherlock Senator Alice Mary Higgins, Ivanna Bacik TD, Jennifer Whitmore TD, Clr John Walsh, Claire Kerrane TD - Event / Reception, Care Officer, and Women's Equality Co-ordinator attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Intended outcome was to get endorsement and commitment to a model of public childcare. Discussion on this campaign with: Cllr Michelle GouldMaurice Quinlivan TDSenator Paul GavanDarren O’Rourke TD Matt Carthy TD ' - Lobby day, Advocating for a public system of childcare as part of the programme for government, NWC Director wrote to leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seeking a commitment to a public system of childcare. Sent 20.12.24 - Letter, ...
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To call for the introduction of legislative gender quotas for local government elections. ::To ask political party members to include the introduction of Legislative gender quotas for local elections in their political manifestos
Details: Gender Quotas - Launch of Gender Quotas Alliance Position Paper
Officials: Fiona O'Loughlin, Kieran O'Hanlon, Alan Dillon, Ivana Bacik, Ciaran Cannon, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Sorca Clarke, Neasa Hourigan, ...
Methods: Gender Quota Alliance Launch chaired by Senator Fiona O Loughlin (24.09.24) - Event / Reception, Email invitation sent on 2 to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024.Cllr Kieran Ohanlon President AILG; Minister Alan Dilon; members of the JOC on Gender Equality, members of Dublin City Council. See DPO list below. - Email
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To inform of NWC's Programme for government asks, general election manifesto ect.
Details: Programme for Government / General Election Manifestos
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Roderic O'Gorman, Mary Lou McDonald, Ivana Bacik, Holly Cairns, Bríd Smith, James Browne, ...
Methods: Email to Political party leaders stating NWC's general election 2024 asks. (11.11.24), Follow-up email asked for election candidates to publicly endorse the NWC manifesto. - Email, Email sent by NWC Head of Policy to James Browne with the intention to inform of NWC'S general election asks. 17.12.24 - Email, 2 phone calls between NWC Head of Policy to Clare Mogovan, special advisor (4/10/2024 and 11/11/2024) to inform of NWC's general election asks. - Phone call, ...
The Irish Local Development Network CLG
2025-01-21
Intent: To seek to bring these issues to the attention of elected representatives
Details: Oireachtas Members were invited to an event highlighting issues of interest to disadvantaged communities
Officials: Marian Harkin, Michael Healy-Rae, Frank Feighan, Denis Naughten, Alan Dillon, Dara Calleary, Bríd Smith, Claire Kerrane, ...
Methods: Invitees were asked to drop into an event to meet local development companies. - Event / Reception
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Seeking amendments to the Social Welfare Bill specifically to bring forward the increase in the Carers Allowance income disregard announced in Budget 2025 from July 2025 to Jan 2025.::Quarterly bilateral meeting with officials in the Dept Social Protection – CV Pillar
Details: Social protection/ Social Welfare Bill
Officials: Brendan Howlin, Bríd Smith, Catherine Ardagh, Claire Kerrane, Colm Burke, Dara Calleary, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Duncan Smith, ...
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting
Oxfam Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: For Oxfam Ireland's manifesto messages and asks to be incorporated into campaigning and future policy commitments.
Details: Pre election as part of hustings event sent manifesto
Officials: Jim O'Callaghan, Darren O'Rourke, Neasa Hourigan, Bríd Smith, Barry Ward
Methods: Email sent Oxfam Ireland's manifesto in advance of the general election. Manifesto is available on https://www.oxfamireland.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/oxfam-2024-election-manifesto.pdf - Email, Oxfam Ireland hosted a pre-election debate with these candidates. - Meeting