Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 89)
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2025-01-22
Intent: Reflection of ICI recommendations in PFG for negotiations and incoming Government
Details: ICI submission to discussions for Programme for Government
Officials: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Martin Heydon, John Cummins, John Paul O'Shea, Jack Chambers, Norma Foley, ...
Methods: Email
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
2025-01-21
Intent: Raise awareness of our work and that of the DSGBV sector, highlighting the changes and resources needed to better support victim-survivors of sexual violence.
Details: Brief on key issues of concern to DRCC that we are advocating to have included in the Programme for Government.
Officials: Paul McAuliffe, Cian O'Callaghan, Ivana Bacik, Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Helen McEntee, Jack Chambers
Methods: Brief on key issues of concern to DRCC that we are advocating to have included in the Programme for Government. - Email
Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd.
2025-01-21
Intent: Working to ensure an enhanced understanding of the key positions and views of IPPCA
Details: Highlighting the key positions and views of IPPCA
Officials: Brendan Griffin, James Lawless, Eamon Ryan, Brian Leddin, Holly Cairns, Jennifer Whitmore, Cian O'Callaghan, Ivana Bacik, ...
Methods: Email
John Gallagher
2025-01-21
Intent: To promote support within government for provision of enhanced policy supports and related funding for charities
Details: Promotion of Policies of The Wheel for charity, social enterprise and community and voluntary organisationsuntary sector
Officials: Paul Donnelly, Paschal Donohoe, Jack Chambers, Micheál Martin, Mary Rose Desmond, Darragh O'Brien, Norma Foley, Mary Butler, ...
Methods: To promote the policies and proposals of The Wheel in the context of major government policy areas including Budget preparations, climate change policy and recognition of the needs of charities, community based organisations and social enterprises - Email, To promote the policies and proposals of The Wheel in the context of major government policy areas including Programme for Government, climate change policy and recognition of the need for sustainability of charities, community based organisations and social enterprises - Phone call, To promote the policies and proposals of The Wheel in the context of major government policy areas including Programme for Government, climate change policy and recognition of the need for sustainability of charities, community based organisations and social enterprises - Meeting
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
Irish Heart Foundation
2025-01-21
Intent: Raise awareness of the policies included in the Irish Heart Foundation's Programme for Government recommendations
Details: Irish Heart Foundation's Programme for Government recommendations
Officials: Jack Chambers, Norma Foley, Mary Butler, James Lawless, James Browne, Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, ...
Methods: Email
Pender & Associates Ltd
2025-01-21
Intent: Raise awareness of issues affecting home care and disability sector.
Details: Sharing views on issues of concern to home care sector
Officials: Cormac Devlin, Duncan Smith, Colm Burke, Stephen Donnelly, Mary Butler, Anne Rabbitte, Cathal Crowe, Seán Crowe, ...
Methods: Email
Irish Council for Psychotherapy
2025-01-21
Intent: ICP launched a Pre-Budget 2025 Submission to Government, & General Election Manifesto addressed to all political parties. Both documents included a call for the inclusion of specific commitments by all parties in health/mental health, education & finance. ICP called on all political parties to include a commitment to implement several recommendations in its Health & Mental Health Manifestos for the general election.
Details: A Pre-Budget Submission to Government was sent to Ministers for Finance, Health/Mental Health & Education on 31/07/2024. The submission focused on key ICP issues in health/mental health, education & finance (VAT). A General Election Manifesto Submission was sent to 6 political party leaders & copied, ...
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Duncan Smith, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Ged Nash, Mary Lou McDonald, David Cullinane, Mark Ward, Pearse Doherty, ...
Methods: ICP CEO contacted Deputy Duncan Smith T.D. & Ged Nash TD (Labour Party) & Deputy Mark Ward T.D. (Sinn Féin) & Róisín Shortall TD (Social Democrats) to seek briefing meetings with them. Róisín Shortall TD had to cancel ICP’s meeting to facilitate the rescheduling of The Health Committee’s meeting with the Minister for Health. - Email, Ged Nash, Labour Party TD asked the Minister for Health when he expects CORU to complete its review of the submissions received re: the draft standards of proficiency for counsellors & psychotherapists, & publish the review outcome; the projected timeline envisaged by CORU leading to the opening of the counsellors & psychotherapists register; & if he will make a statement on the matter. Health Services Staff Questions (1063) (Ged Nash) (05/11/2024) https://tinyurl.com/yjmzcsnf - Informal communication, Ged Nash TD’s Parliamentary Assistant said he previously backed the call for increased mental health funding in schools, supporting a grant of €20 per pupil devolved to schools to allow them to finance supports locally like counselling & psychotherapy. This was in line with the call by the IACP for a school counselling & psychotherapy initiative. This was in addition to their support for an extra €100m for mental health supports in the Health budget. - Email, ...
Amnesty International Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Call on political parties, if involved in creating the next Programme for Government, to include meaningful commitments that will fulfil Ireland’s obligations to prevent and punish Israel's acts of genocide in Gaza
Details: Sharing with political party leaders new AI research finding, following 7 October 2023, Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Roderic O'Gorman, Mary Lou McDonald, Holly Cairns, Cian O'Callaghan, Richard Boyd Barrett, Peadar Tóibín
Methods: 1 letter sent to each DPO in their capacity as political party leader - Letter, each letter accompanied by Annex with main research findings and recommendations, and executive summary of report entitled 'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza' - Submission, letter and submissions sent to each via email - Email
Friends of the Earth
2025-01-21
Intent: Rejection of LNG and Removal of Government Amendments relating to LNG
Details: LNG and Government Policy on Energy Security and re Fossil Fuels
Officials: Alice-Mary Higgins, Eamon Ryan, Paul Kenny, David Healy, Roderic O'Gorman, Eoin Ó Broin, Ivana Bacik, Paul Murphy, ...
Methods: Re proposed Seanad amendments to Senator Higgins - Email, Re Seanad amendments to Senator Higgins - Phone call, Minister Ryan and Mr Kenny re removal of Government amendments on 27 Sept - Letter, ...