Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
National Centre for Youth Mental Health
2025-01-21
Intent: Originally intended as an opportunity for Jigsaw volunteers to channel voice to sitting Cathaoirleach, volunteer unavailability meant it reverted to general outcomes of increased awareness of Jigsaw's work and advocate for future collaborative spaces to channel youth voice into decision making.
Details: Visit to Jigsaw Wicklow
Officials: Dermot O'Brien
Methods: Bray Chamber visit by Jigsaw Wicklow. - Meeting
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.
2025-01-16
Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .
Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
Officials: Andrea Dalton, Adrienne Wallace, Paul Murphy, Dan Boyle, Peter Horgan, Eoghan Kenny, Pádraig Rice, Honore Kamegni, ...
Methods: Email
Trinity Care
2024-09-17
Intent: secure support and funding for the irish nursing home sector and raise awareness about the NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Details: NHI Crisis in Care Campaign
Officials: Irene Winters, John Snell, Shay Cullen, Gerry Walsh, Paul O'Brien, Gail Dunne, Mags Crean, Derek Mitchell, ...
County Wicklow Public Participation Network
2024-08-30
Intent: Additional Participation in the Wicklow County Council Strategic Policy Committees for the community sector through the community & voluntary, social inclusion and environmental sectors
Details: Wicklow County Council Draft SPC Scheme 2024-2029 Public Consultation
Officials: Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Caroline Winstanley, Danny Alvey, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Emer O'Gorman, Erika Doyle, ...
Methods: Submission
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
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d
Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers
Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ...
Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being places on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (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 the Common Agricultural Policy (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 ask
Details: Wicklow County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Anne Ferris, Aoife Flynn, Avril Cronin, Derek Mitchell, Dermot O'Brien, Edward Timmins, Erika Doyle, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
National Youth Council of Ireland
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2024-05-17
Intent: To ensure funding for the implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy::To ascertain if there would be a mid-term implementation report on the Youth Homelessness Strategy::To ascertain the number of young people on social housing waiting lists across Local Authority areas::To ascertain the number of units and funding provided under the CAS for Care Leavers scheme per year from 2018 to date
Details: Youth Homelessness Strategy and related matters
Officials: Cian O'Callaghan, Jennifer Whitmore, John Brady, Seán Sherlock, Kathleen Funchion, Patrick Costello, Holly Cairns, Michael Creed, ...
Methods: Email to the office of Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on 05/03/24 requesting the submission of several Parliamentary Questions on the above topics. - Email, Email sent to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, party spokespeople on youth and housing, inviting them to the launch of NYCI’s Research report ‘State of Our Young Nation’ which includes relevant policy recommendations. - Email, Text conversation with Cllr Dermot O'Brien regarding implementation of the youth homelessness strategy - Informal communication, ...
Codling Wind Park Limited
2024-01-19
Intent: To provide a briefing on the project to relevant stakeholders
Details: Proposed development of Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure by Codling Wind Park
Officials: Gerry Walsh, Lourda Scott, Mark Barry, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, Pat Casey, Stephen Donnelly, Simon Harris, ...
Methods: Meetings conducted with key stakeholders to provide an update on the CWP Project off the coast of North Wicklow, with onshore connectivity at Poolbeg Peninsula, Dublin - Meeting, Presentation to Wicklow County Council meeting to provide update and overview of the CWP Project - Meeting
Bolt Itx
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2023-09-21
Intent: To see shared rental schemes rolled out across Ireland, particularly eBikes
Details: Discussions on shared sustainable transport schemes
Officials: Erika Doyle, Dermot O'Brien, Melanie Corrigan, Rory O'Connor, Anne Ferris, Grace McManus, Aoife Flynn, Joe Behan
Methods: Exploring the potential of eBikes in towns/cities and discussing the value of research into these schemes - Email, Exploring the potential of eBikes in towns/cities and a bike demo - Meeting