Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 5)
Childhood Development Initiative
2025-01-20
Intent: Calling for the new government to take decisive action in six critical areas in their new programme for governmentTackling child homelessness Expanding universal school meals Strengthening youth mental health services Reducing assessment waiting lists Developing accessible play spaces Enhancing digital safety
Details: Manifesto for Programme for Goverment
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, John Lahart, Paul Murphy, Paul Nicholas Gogarty, Emer Higgins, Shane Moynihan, ...
Methods: Email with pdf of Manifesto attached - Email, Social media on X, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin over period mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025. Text and graphics. - Social Media
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm
2024-05-22
Intent: Alerting local representatives to the fact that AsIAm had received funding for a pilot Autism One Stop Shop in both CHO2 and CHO7
Details: One Stops Shops
Officials: Alan Cheevers, Alan Curran, Clodagh Higgins, Colette Connolly, Declan McDonnell, Donal Lyons, Eddie Hoare, Frank Fahy, ...
Methods: Email
Tallaght Community Council (TCC)
2024-05-21
Intent: Make local clouncillors and EU Parliament reps more awre of family carer issues and respond to same. TCC has an actie inclusion officer who works with groups in this aerea. Full text of asks below.
Details: Local Election Candidates: 1. Will you lobby for increased funding for Housing Adaptation Grants etc
Officials: Alan Edge, Alan Hayes, Baby Pereppadan, Brian Lawlor, Brian Lawlor, Carly Bailey, Cathal King, Charlie O'Connor, ...
Methods: Family Carers' Canvas CardWhat will you do for me and Ireland's 500,000family carers if you are elected on June 7th?Local Election Candidates:1. Will you lobby for increased funding for Housing Adaptation Grants and ensure morehouseholds are eligible by increasing income thresholds and grant limits?2. Will you ensure disabled people and older people living in local authority-ownedproperties can access the housing adaptations they need?etc - Submission
ALDI Ireland
2024-01-19
Intent: Raise concerns about impact of delays in planning system on economic activity
Details: Shared copy of ALDI report with invitation to discuss if desired
Officials: Richard Bruton, Seán Haughey, Denise Mitchell, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Cian O'Callaghan, Chris Andrews, Ivana Bacik, Jim O'Callaghan, ...
Methods: Email
Irish Family Planning Association
2024-01-16
Intent: Commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights within national and international policy
Details: National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Officials: Annie Hoey, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Neasa Hourigan, David Cullinane, Marie Sherlock, Róisín Shorthall, John Lahart, Bríd Smith, ...
Methods: Calls relating to national policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. - Phone call, Emails relating to national policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. - Email, Meetings relating to national and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. - Meeting, ...
Childhood Development Initiative
2023-09-18
Intent: Email response from Minister O'Gorman's Department doesn't mention the proposed 2% reduction in ABC funding in 2024 — a major concern for the CDI Board. We signal the need for a cost-of-living increase due to budget cuts, as maintaining service levels is challenging. ABC Managers Forum seeks a meeting with Minister O'Gorman to address the legacy deficit and support ABC program's excellent work. We urge prompt action.::CDI's Area Based Childhood (ABC) programme has not received funding increases since 2016, causing pressure due to rising living costs.Transitioning to Tusla reduced underspend, creating a shortfall between funding and expenses. Adjustments and surplus funds in 2022 aim to address this deficit for 2023.
Details: Withdrawal of 4% increase which was applied to all other Tusla grantees last year is a budget reduction. Email response from Department does not mention the proposed 2% reduction in ABC funding in 2024. Major concern for the Board of CDI, we signal now that it will not be possible to maintain the cu, ...
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman, Lynn Ruane, Colm Brophy, Seán Crowe, Francis Noel Duffy, Paul Murphy, Alan Edge, Alan Hayes, ...
Methods: From: Mary Corcoran <Mary.Corcoran@mu.ie> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 9:16 AMTo: minister@equality.gov.ieCc: Marian Quinn <marian@cdi.ie>Subject: FAO Minister O'Gorman re ABC funding - Email
Unite the Union, Ireland Region
2023-05-21
Intent: Political awareness of the treatment of four Unite members working for a company - Murphy International - contracted by South Dublin Co Council to carry out publicly-funded work
Details: Dismissal of four Unite members by Murphy International, including a shop steward, on what Unite believes to have been spurious grounds
Officials: Alan Edge, Alan Hayes, Baby Pereppadan, Brian Lawlor, Carly Bailey, Cathal King, Charlie O'Connor, Danny McLoughlin, ...
Methods: Letter to members of South Dublin Co Council advising them of above - Letter
Saoirse Housing Association CLG
2022-09-19
Intent: Seeking the support of the SDCC County Councillors in progressing the above matters which SDCC Housing Dept had stopped communicating with us months previously. We felt we had no other option but to seek support from the County Councillors and hopefully get an update on the matters.
Details: Allison Graham, CEO, contacted all 40 South Dublin County Councillors on 17th August 2022, advocating for assistance to progress two matters that SDCC Housing Dept had stopped communicating with us for months on - the provision of two safe house properties in West Tallaght and the installation of ne, ...
Officials: Vicki Casserly, Mick Duff, Louise Dunne, Kenneth Egan, Trevor Gilligan, Paul Gogarty, Pamela Kearns, Cathal King, ...
Greenogue Management No2 ltd
2022-08-30
Intent: Rezoning of land from agricultural to enterprise and employment use at Greenogue Rathcoole
Details: Development plan in South Dublin
Officials: Vicki Casserly, Louise Dunne, Trevor Gilligan, Pamela Kearns, Ronan McMahon, Guss O'Connell, Deirdre O'Donovan, Liona O'Toole, ...
Methods: Email
Greenogue Management No2 ltd
2022-06-13
Intent: Rezoning of land from agricultural to enterprise and employment use
Details: Development plan in South Dublin
Officials: Vicki Casserly, Louise Dunne, Trevor Gilligan, Pamela Kearns, Ronan McMahon, Guss O'Connell, Deirdre O'Donovan, Liona O'Toole, ...
Methods: Email