Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 79)
Polio Survivors Ireland
2025-03-26
Intent: To provide TD a briefing doc with our advocacy asks and discuss cost of disability payment for those who are on the state pension and indexing social welfare increases to income thresholds for the medical card.
Details: Meeting with TD at Leinster House
Officials: Erin McGreehan
Methods: gave TD a policy brief - Meeting
Polio Survivors Ireland
2025-03-05
Intent: To secure meetings to TDs who have agreed to work with us on our advocacy priorities
Details: To secure meetings to TDs
Officials: Erin McGreehan, Martin Daly, Robert O'Donoghue
Methods: Email
Polio Survivors Ireland
2025-02-24
Intent: We seek clarification on whether the cost of disability payment outlined in the programme for government will be made available to those in receipt of the State Pension.
Details: Annual Cost of Disability Payment
Officials: Louise O'Reilly, Cormac Devlin, Erin McGreehan, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Michael Collins, Pauline Tully
Methods: Email sent to 6 TDs/Senators seeking clarification on cost of disability payment for those on State Pension. - Email
Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie
2025-02-19
Intent: Including a number of policy initiatives in the Programme for Government, including reform and investment in youth mental health services, prioritising of preventative and early intervention services, and increased investment in youth work services.
Details: Email to TDs advocating for youth mental health policies to be included in the Programme for Government
Officials: Gillian Toole, Barry Heneghan, Alan Dillon, Erin McGreehan, Seán Canney
Methods: One email to each of the listed TDs. - Email
Epilepsy Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease Management Programme to include epilepsy, encouraging collaboration between people with epilepsy and their GPs and reducing pressure on specialist services.::For them to support our campaign to develop a National Strategy to reduce the estimated 130 epilepsy-related deaths in Ireland and taking targeted action to save lives.::For them to support our campaign to make Ireland’s schools seizure-safe for the 10,000 children with epilepsy of school going age by ensuring all teachers are trained in seizure first aid and epilepsy.awareness as part of initial teacher training.::For them to support our campaign to ensuring Ireland’s 2022 commitment to implementing the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Ne
Details: Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil
Officials: Cathy Bennett, Joe Cooney, Peter Cleere, David Fitzgerald, Michael Doyle, Seán Ó hArgáin, Adrienne Wallace, Carmel Brady, ...
Methods: Email
Irish Bookmakers Association
2025-01-21
Intent: To express IBA longstanding support for the Introduction of Gambling Regulation in Ireland and to share our views on key concerns about the Bill for a small number of sections.
Details: General Scheme of Gambling Regulation bill and Amendments
Officials: James Browne, Paul Kehoe, James Lawless, Fiona O'Loughlin, Seán Kyne, Aidan Davitt, Paul Daly, Ollie Crowe, ...
Methods: Emails to highlight a number of serious legal concerns about the unintended consequences that will arise from several provisions in the Bill if the opportunity to amend is not taken, in addition to a request for meeting to discuss same. - Email, Meeting to highlight a number of serious legal concerns about the unintended consequences that will arise from several provisions in the Bill if the opportunity to amend is not taken, along with financial implications - Meeting
Flutter Entertainment PLC
2025-01-21
Intent: To communicate Flutter's support for the Bill establishing the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland and to outline concerns about the unintended consequences of a small number of provisions in the Bill.
Details: Correspondence in relation to the Gambling Regulation Bill
Officials: Michael McDowell, Tim Lombard, John McGahon, Denis O'Donovan, John Cummins, Garret Ahearn, Paul Daly, Jerry Buttimer, ...
Methods: Letters sent outlining Flutter's position on unintended consequences of a small number of measures within the Bill. - Letter
Drogheda & District Chamber
2025-01-21
Intent: Local economic improvements
Details: Pre-Budget lobbying day organised by Chambers Ireland. Opportunity to directly ask elected reps to put Drogheda first.
Officials: Fergus O'Dowd, Ged Nash, Peter Fitzpatrick, Erin McGreehan, John McGahon
Methods: The event was held in Royal College of Physicians, Dublin on 25th September. - Meeting
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Request for enough time to be allocated to the Report Stage to allow for proper scrutiny of the new amendments given the scale and complexity of the Bill and that the Bill undergo an independent assessment against Aarhus Convention requirements
Details: Planning and Development Bill 2023
Officials: Garret Ahearn, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Frances Black, Niall Blaney, Victor Boyhan, Lynn Boylan, Nikki Bradley, ...
Methods: Email
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