Fergus O'Dowd

Fergus O'Dowd

Total Lobbying Efforts: 1026

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Louth Youth Federation

2025-03-05

Intent: The government to prioritise increasing funding to ensure youth services continue to thrive and meet the needs of young people

Details: Maintain the central role of the voluntary sector in youth work provision. Prioritize frontline work over administration and disproportionate compliance. Equal treatment for Youth .

Officials: Ged Nash, Fergus O'Dowd, Imelda Munster, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Peter Fitzpatrick

Methods: Email

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

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

Dundalk Chamber

2025-01-21

Intent: The priorities set out in Budget submisssion

Details: Pre Budget submission by Chambers Ireland in Kildare St

Officials: Erin McGreehan, John McGahon, Peter Fitzpatrick, Fergus O'Dowd, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Ged Nash

Methods: i am including those Oireachtas members from Louth who attended and with whom i engaged - Meeting

Rehab Group

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-21

Intent: Commitments from candidates and parties that Disability matters will be prioritised in the next Programme for Government

Details: Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings

Officials: Ciaran Cannon, Colm Brophy, Ged Nash, Michael Healy-Rae, Patricia Ryan, Pearse Doherty, Richard Boyd Barrett, Rose Conway-Walsh, ...

Methods: Hard copy of our Manifesto was sent by letter/email to relevant spokespersons and Ministers - Letter, The NDSA held three election hustings in Galway 14 November Limerick 19 November Dublin Candidates attended election hustings organised by NDSA. Service users and staff from Rehab were in attendance and raised issues of concern to them. - Event / Reception

Rehab Group

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-21

Intent: Support for Rehab's priorities in our Pre-Budget Submission to address: Cost of DisabilityHousing and Independent Living Health and Mental Health Transport Employment activation Training and Education Assistive Technology Social care Funding and Reform of Disability Services

Details: Rehab's Pre Budget Submission

Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Anne Rabbitte, Bernard Durkan, Brendan Griffin, ...

Methods: Briefing for members of Oireachtas in AV Room on Wednesday, 18 September, hosted by Michael Moynihan TD, Chairperson of Disability Matters Committee - Lobby day, Email to relevant Ministers requesting their support for specific measures outlined in our Pre-Budget Submission - Email, Following the briefing in AV Room, Leinster House, we held a meeting with Lord Mayor of Dublin, Jame Geoghegan, in the Mansion House to present our Pre-Budget Submission and request his support. Meeting also included broad discussion on disability and accessibility matters. - Event / Reception

Dignity4Patients

2025-01-21

Intent: Commission of Investigation commitment in Election Manifesto of all political parties, release of Smyth Review 2010 under a Commission of Investigation process; funding; Indemnity Fund.

Details: Commission of Investigation and Inquiry into Abuse by former Surgeon Michael Shine in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda 1964 - 1995

Officials: Ged Nash, Ivana Bacik, David Cullinane, Fergus O'Dowd, Imelda Munster, Louise O'Reilly, Mary Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, ...

Methods: Emails between Parliamentary Assistants and politicians/TDs on the topic and on arranging meetings. - Email, Meeting in Leinster House with victims and survivors, Gerard Murray, Cianan Murray (no relation), Ian Russell, Ian Armstrong, Pat Murphy D4P and Adrienne Reilly D4P. - Meeting, Calls about Commission of Investigation and meetings. - Phone call

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland

2025-01-21

Intent: Signatures on a statement of support for Baha'i women in Iran

Details: We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - 'Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran.'

Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Aisling Dempsey, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Albert Dolan, Ann Graves, ...

Methods: We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - 'Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran.' - Email

EDF Renewables Ireland Limited

2025-01-21

Intent: To update local political stakeholders on the timing for a planning application for a proposed onshore windfarm at Kellystown, Co Louth (reference number 2460766)

Details: Proposed onshore wind farm at Kellystown Co, Louth

Officials: Ged Nash, Peter Fitzpatrick, Imelda Munster, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Fergus O'Dowd, Erin McGreehan, John McGahon, Michelle Hall, ...

Methods: Email communication advising on progress of the submission of the planning application for the proposed windfarm at Kellystown. - Email

Veterinary Ireland

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2025-01-20

Intent: Meetings with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Ministers and other DPOs to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns with the implementation of the legislation and associated Draft Statutory Instrument (SI).::To discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns on Anti-Microbial / Anti-Parasitic Resistance, the duration of prescriptions, reduction of competition, the National Veterinary Prescription System (NVPS) and the availability of Veterinary Medicines.

Details: Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statut, ...

Officials: June Fanning, Charlie McConalogue, Martin Blake, Brendan Gleeson, Pippa Hackett, Colm Burke, Stephen Donnelly, Paul Murphy, ...

Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call, ...