Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: Prioritise the needs of People with Disabilities in the new programme for Government.
Details: General Election Hustings: 2 facilitated by Irish Wheelchair Association(IWA), and 3 by National Disability Services Association (NDSA)
Officials: Brian Stanley, Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Joe Fennelly, Hildegarde Naughton, Catherine Connolly, Noel Grealish, Seán Canney, John Connolly, ...
Methods: General Election Hustings: 2 facilitated by Irish Wheelchair Association(IWA), and 3 by National Disability Services Association (NDSA). Locations - Carlow, Portlaoise, Clontarf (Dublin), Galway and Limerick - Lobby day
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: Increased community supports for IWA members and people with disabilities by Government
Details: Lobbying on behalf of Irish Wheelchair Association members in Portlaoise
Officials: Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Joe Fennelly
Methods: Husting in IWA Community Centre - Meeting
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2024-09-20
Intent: A better working relationship with local authorities and better inclusion of people with disabilities during planning and implementation
Details: We ran 8 hustings for the local elections. The local manifestos included local access issues, housing, Transport, Sport. candidates where to work with IWA members to improve local conditions for people with disabilitiess
Officials: Thomas Phelan, Séamus Ryan, Séamus Ryan, John Pratt, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Thomasina Connell, Barry Walsh, Mark Fitzgerald, ...
Methods: we ran 8 local election hustings, Waterford, Portlaoise, Tipperary, Drogheda, Roscommon, Kenagh, Kilkenny, Athlone - Event / Reception
DEBRA Ireland
2024-08-26
Intent: Consideration of the rights and needs of people with EB in new plans, policies and actions taken by newly elected representatives.
Details: Manifesto distributed to key elected representatives for the European and Local Elections, party spokes people on health and disability, and members of the Joint Committee on Health
Officials: Seán Crowe, Bernard Durkan, Colm Brophy, Cathal Crowe, David Cullinane, Neasa Hourigan, Gino Kenny, John Lahart, ...
Methods: A two page manifesto was distributed to all relevant candidates seeking election, party spokespeople on health and members of the Joint Committee on Health. - Email
Dualtron Ltd
2024-08-23
Intent: Grow awareness of Small Firms Association in Laois and Offaly
Details: Small business
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Aisling Moran, Angela McEvoy, Barry Walsh, Ben Brennan, Ben Brennan, Carmel McNicholl, Caroline Dwane Stanley, ...
Methods: Email
Sophia
2024-05-17
Intent: Mark the first day of construction for building 52 homes in Portlaoise.
Details: Official Sod Turning on 25th April 2024 on construction of 52 homes in Portlaoise. In attendance were Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is Darragh O'Brien, TD., Minister of State Seán Fleming, TD., Pascal McEvoy and Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Seán Fleming, Paschal McEvoy, Caroline Dwane Stanley, John Mulholland
Methods: Event / Reception
Sophia
2024-05-17
Intent: Formal signing of Contract of Works for the building of 52 homes by Sophia Housing in Portlaoise.
Details: Contract signing in the Chamber of Laois County Council 8th March 2024 - attended by Cathaoirleach Pascal McEvoy, Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald and Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley
Officials: Caroline Dwane Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald, Paschal McEvoy, John Mulholland
Methods: Event / Reception
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::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 de
Details: Laois County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Officials: Aidan Mullins, Aisling Moran, Barry Walsh, Ben Brennan, Brian Stanley, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald, Charles Flanagan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Irish Cancer Society
2023-05-19
Intent: To engage with Councillors on installing daffodil benches in their constituencies.
Details: Daffodil Benches
Officials: Una Power, Carrie Smyth, Frank McNamara, Hugh Lewis, Jim Gildea, Denis O'Callaghan, Michael Clark, Erika Doyle, ...
Methods: Email correspondence to the Councillors listed below on daffodil benches, 28.02.2023 - 02.03.2023. - Email
Ibec
2023-05-19
Intent: Ensure understanding of business priorities for regional development
Details: Ibec participation in the AIR 'Regions in Focus 2023' Conference - Shaping Ireland's Regional Development
Officials: Michael Murphy, Gerard Murphy, Dan Boyle, Garret Kelleher, Oliver Walsh, Andrew McGuinness, Tom Cronin, Sheila O’Callaghan, ...
Methods: Event / Reception