Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
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.::To highlight the following key issues that 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 deal bei
Details: Westmeath County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Officials: Aengus O'Rourke, Andrew Duncan, Aoife Davitt, Bill Collentine, Denis Leonard, Emily Wallace, Frank McDermott, Frankie Keena, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
FleishmanHillard, Ireland
2024-01-19
Intent: Greater awareness and impact of pending sale of Athlone Alkermes facility to NovoNordisk
Details: Sale of Alkermes Athlone manufacturing facility
Officials: Simon Coveney, Chris Donoghue, Peter Burke, Sorca Clarke, Joe Flaherty, Robert Troy, Michael Fitzmaurice, Claire Kerrane, ...
Methods: Emails with attached letter outlining the proposed sale of Athlone facility from Alkermes to NovoNordisk - Email
FleishmanHillard, Ireland
2023-09-19
Intent: An understanding of the benefits to the people of the Midlands provided by the 77-bed hospital which offers a wide range of diagnostic, treatment, and surgical services from an easily accessible Midland location.
Details: Formal opening of the hospital's new enlarged Endoscopy department
Officials: Hazel Smyth
Methods: Request for Mayor Smith to attend and speak at the formal launch event at the hospital - Email, Formal launch event at the hospital on Wednesday 7 June - Event / Reception
Alcohol Action Ireland
2023-09-15
Intent: Ending zero alcohol product advertising in areas restricted for alcohol brand advertising
Details: Issues around zero alcohol product advertising in areas restricted for alcohol brand advertising
Officials: Neasa Hourigan, Duncan Smith, Breda Smyth, Hildegarde Naughton, Stephen Donnelly, Hazel Smyth, Róisín Shorthall, Holly Cairns, ...
Methods: Emails sent to individuals about zero alcohol product advertising in areas for restricted for alcohol brand advertising by the Public Health Alcohol (Act) - Email, Meetings held with Minister Stephen Donnelly, 8 May online Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, 30 May 2023, Dept of TaoiseachNeasa Hourigan, TD 23 June 2023, online - Meeting, social media tags to individuals to raise awareness of the issues of zero alcohol product advertising - Social Media
Irish Bioenergy Association
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2023-05-20
Intent: Seek speaking slot at a local event on renewable energy.
Details: Enquiry to Councillor Ms Hazel Smyth
Officials: Hazel Smyth
Methods: Email, Phone call
Mullingar Chamber Of Commerce
2023-05-19
Intent: Support accessible housing in our town
Details: Letter of Support for Bell Homes
Officials: Robert Troy, Peter Burke, Andrew Duncan, Aoife Davitt, Bill Collentine, Denis Leonard, Emily Wallace, Frank McDermott, ...
Methods: Mullingar Chamber supports this application for the following reasons:-1. Plan-led Development2. Required Housing Supply / ‘Housing For All’3. Appropriate Location and Use of Land4. Connectivity 5. Logical and Sustainable Development6. Family-friendly Neighbourhood with High Quality Homes7. Accessible to First Time Buyers. 8. Support Local Business9. Design and Layout 10. Design Team11. Landscaping, Layout and Orientation - Submission
Irish Bioenergy Association
2023-01-21
Intent: Achieve enhanced Government supports, incentives and a favourable policy focus for the development of the bioenergy sector in Ireland including wood fuels, solid biomass, biomethane/biogas and liquid biofuels. The role of the biomass sector as an outlet for sustainable forest thinning residues and the importance of sustainable forest management to increase the value and volume of construction timber from the final harvest was highlighted
Details: Briefed the elected representatives on the National Just Transition funded Midlands Bioenergy Development Project and lobbied the representatives for enhanced government policy focus for bioenergy
Officials: Louise Heavin, Pauline O'Reilly, Brian Leddin, Malcolm Noonan, Eamon Ryan, Catherine Martin, Hazel Smyth
Methods: Event / Reception
Irish Bioenergy Association
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2022-09-21
Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).
Officials: John Dolan, Tom Farrell, Frankie Keena, Johnny Penrose, Vinny McCormack, Aengus O'Rourke, Louise Heavin, Paul Hogan, ...
Methods: Email
Muiriosa Foundation
2022-09-21
Intent: The immediate publication of the Action Plan and its inclusion in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or how the urgent needs they are experience will be met.::To inform individuals and their supports to understand how many existing and new residential supports, day places and respite supports will be provided for in the Budget 2023, and how this relates to the needs outlined in the Capacity Review.
Details: Disability Service Providers lobby Government and local public representatives to support the campaign by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to seek their support in expediting the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review in advance of finalising Budget 2, ...
Officials: Andrew Duncan, Hazel Smyth, John Shaw, Ken Glynn, Paddy Hill, Kevin Duffy, Carol Nolan, Damien English, ...
Methods: Letter, Phone call, Social Media
Friends of the Earth
2021-01-06
Intent: A change to planning permission regulations to inlcude exemptions for solar panels on schools
Details: Seeking Statutory Instrument to Planning and Development Regulations
Officials: Darragh O'Brien, Peter Burke, Eamon Ryan, Alastair McKinstry, Hazel Smyth
Methods: Emails to Minister and Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) asking them to progress the promised exemptions to the planning and development regulations to allow for the installation of solar panels on schools.Additional emails to Councillors, Hazel Smyth and Alastair McKIndry asking them to propose a motion at the Local Council to support solar panel installations on schools. Emails were sent directly from Kate Ruddock, and activists were directed to email the Minsiter of State with a targeted email direct from the Friends of the Earth website. - Email