Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)
INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
2025-04-03
Intent: Reduction in class size, strengthen schoolleadership, address the teacher supply issue,tackle workload, expand school funding,enhance DEIS supports, protect smallschools, diversify the education system,augment special schools, promote the Irishlanguage, change management, transform theDepartment's communications, bolster NorthSouth cooperation
Details: Pre INTO Congress Briefing
Officials: Jen Cummins
Methods: Meeting in Leinster House on 1 April 2025 11.30a.m.-12.30p.m. - Meeting
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
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
National Women's Council of Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: To call for the introduction of legislative gender quotas for local government elections. ::To ask political party members to include the introduction of Legislative gender quotas for local elections in their political manifestos
Details: Gender Quotas - Launch of Gender Quotas Alliance Position Paper
Officials: Fiona O'Loughlin, Kieran O'Hanlon, Alan Dillon, Ivana Bacik, Ciaran Cannon, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Sorca Clarke, Neasa Hourigan, ...
Methods: Gender Quota Alliance Launch chaired by Senator Fiona O Loughlin (24.09.24) - Event / Reception, Email invitation sent on 2 to launch of the Gender Quotas Alliance position paper. AV Room (Leinster House) on 24th September 2024.Cllr Kieran Ohanlon President AILG; Minister Alan Dilon; members of the JOC on Gender Equality, members of Dublin City Council. See DPO list below. - Email
Gas Networks Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Support for gas security emergency reserve, delivery of the hydrogen strategy and providing operational supports for biomethane producers.
Details: Shared/discussed with a number of public representatives and advisors a copy of Gas Networks Ireland's general election manifesto which includes policy change asks on security of gas supply, delivery of the hydrogen strategy and providing operational supports for biomethane producers.
Officials: Simon Harris, James Lawless, Martin Heydon, Diarmuid Lynch, Alan Dillon, Micheál Martin, Eamonn McCormack, Peadar Tóibín, ...
Methods: (1) Ibec Event attended on 10th September - Furnished An Taoiseach Simon Harris with a copy of Gas Networks Ireland's general election manifesto.(2) BioCNG station launch event attended on 26th September - Furnished Minister James Lawless and Minister Martin Heydon with a copy of Gas Networks Ireland's general election manifesto. - Event / Reception, Diarmuid Lynch Special Advisor to An Tanaiste Micheal Martin online briefing on the 6th December. - Virtual Meeting, Posted copy of GNI election manifesto and pathway to net zero to Minister Alan Dillon as per request from Minister's team. - Letter, ...
Irish Cancer Society
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To ask election candidates to sign the Irish Cancer Society General Election pledge.::To congratulate TD's on their election to the 34th Dáil and provide introduction.::To inform general election candidates of ICS election priorities.
Details: General Election campaign
Officials: Nessa Cosgrove, Edel Mcsharry, Michael Doyle, Evie Sammon, Bill Clear, Lisa McDonald, Frank Staples, Aoife Rose O'Brien, ...
Methods: 1 meeting with Cllr Evie Sammon; 1 meeting with Cllr Bill Clear; 1 meeting with Deputy Verona Murphy. - Meeting, Email to election candidates, 12.11.24; emails to Barry Heneghan, 19.11.24 and 04.12.24; email to Tom Brabazon, 19.11.24; email to Cian O'Callaghan, 19.11.24; email to Naoise Ó'Muirí, 19.11.24; email to Jack Chambers, Roderic O'Gorman, Emer Currie, Paul Donnelly, Ruth Coppinger, 26/27.11.24; email to Brendan Smith, Pauline Tully, Niamh Smyth, Matt Carthy, 13.11.24; email to Eoin Hayes, Jim O'Callaghan, Chris Andrews, Emma Blain, Ivana Bacik, James Geoghegan, 01.11.24 - 30.11.24; - Email, 2 phone calls with Verona Murphy, 09.11.24 and 11.11.24. - Phone call, ...
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG
2025-01-21
Intent: To discuss the Domestic and EU Legislative Agenda and share key priorities so as enhance the competitiveness of the Irish Funds Industry
Details: Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Officials: Richard Bruton, Colm Forde, Alan Ahearne, Dara Calleary, Deirdre Gillane, Duncan Smith, Frances Fitzgerald, Ged Nash, ...
Methods: Conference Call, Email, Event / Reception, ...
Irish Federation of University Teachers
2025-01-21
Intent: Improvements to the terms and conditions of precarious employees in the Higher Education sector.
Details: Pervasive issue of precarious employment in Higher Education
Officials: Richard Boyd Barrett, Alice-Mary Higgins, Tom Clonan, Mairéad Farrell, Pauline O'Reilly, Ivana Bacik, Lynn Ruane, Paul Gavan, ...
Methods: Invitation to sign pre-election pledge to address precarity in Higher Education - Email, Hustings on IFUT's pre-election call to addess precarity in Higher Education - Event / Reception
Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited
2025-01-21
Intent: To inform public representatives of the implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers and for the health outlook of smokers who use vaping to quit or reduce their levels of smoking.
Details: The Reduced Risk Products Association conducted analysis of Census 2022 and the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2024 to examine the likely implications of proposed restrictions on flavoured vapes for adult vapers including smokers who rely on vapes to quit or reduce their smoking returning to , ...
Officials: Catherine Callaghan, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, John McGuinness, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Natasha Newsome Drennan, Cathy Bennett, Matt Carthy, David Maxwell, ...
Methods: A letter to each member of Dail Eireann together with a constituency report. - Letter
Communications Workers' Union (CWU)
2025-01-21
Intent: New legislation
Details: Respect at Work Campaign. Lobby to introduce legislation to meaningfully transpose the AMWD
Officials: James Lawless, Peter Burke, Paul McAuliffe, Naoise O'Cearúil, Niall Collins, Dara Calleary, Mary Lou McDonald, Eoghan Kenny, ...
Methods: Email