Mícheál MacDonncha

Mícheál MacDonncha

Total Lobbying Efforts: 132

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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 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, ...

mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW)

2025-01-21

Intent: To highlight the issues facing the taxi industry and to share recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade, and to call for support for these measures from candidates and for their inclusion in the Programme for Government.

Details: Email issued on behalf of key representatives from across driver unions and dispatch operators to General Election candidates and Government formation teams outlining key recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade.

Officials: Lettie McCarthy, Tania Doyle, Dean Mulligan, Bridín Murphy, Angela Feeney, Frankie Daly, Deirdre Heney, Aoibhinn Tormey, ...

Methods: Email

National College of Ireland

2025-01-21

Intent: Inclusion of NCI capital requirements in Budget 2025 and/or programme for Government

Details: Inclusion of NCI capital requirements in Budget 2025 and/or programme for Government

Officials: Roderic O'Gorman, Mairéad Farrell, Mary Lou McDonald, Seán Canney, Jack Chambers, Paschal Donohoe, Gary Gannon, Mary Lou McDonald, ...

Methods: Letters to each of those listed under section 5 on various dates in November /December - Letter

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

2025-01-20

Intent: To secure specific commitments for children and young people in the next programme for government in the areas of child poverty, education, education welfare officers, online safety and child protection and welfare.

Details: To influence the next programme for government by identifying key measures needed for children and young people.

Officials: Jack Chambers, James Browne, Mary Butler, James Lawless, Norma Foley, Darragh O'Brien, Helen McEntee, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, ...

Methods: Emailed key contacts in political parties with our programme for government asks. - Email, Informal briefing at Children's Hustings event held in person. - Informal communication

Alcohol Action Ireland

2025-01-20

Intent: Establishment of an Alcohol Office to develop coherent cross-government policy to address issues around alcohol harm.

Details: Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office

Officials: Bernard Durkan, Seán Crowe, Mary Horgan, Colm Burke, Seán Kyne, Annie Hoey, Cathal Crowe, Colm Brophy, ...

Methods: Meeting with Bernard Durkan on 3 Sept to discuss proposal for an Alcohol Office. In attendance, Sheila Gilheany, Eoin Ryan - Virtual Meeting, Emails in relation to need for a new strategy on alcohol and proposal to establish an Alcohol Office. - Email, Text message re alcohol office policy development - Informal communication, ...

ELSA Community Services clg

2025-01-20

Intent: To allow Elsa to bid for work, where we are the incumbent, or otherwise. If not allowed to bid, to delay the tendering process for 12 months to allow us to find replacement work and stay in business. ::To have our project recognised as being in need of additional support.

Details: To seek help for our not-for-profit Social Enterprise to allow us to bid for an existing contract with OPW via OGP so we can get through a financial crisis and also to get additional funding from Pobal to help us through this crisis.

Officials: Richard Bruton, Denise Mitchell, Cian O'Callaghan, Kieran O'Donnell, Aishling Silke, Daryl Barron, Declan Flanagan, Deirdre Heney, ...

Methods: Email, 1 Conference call to Richard Bruton TD from Tom Daly - Conference Call

TARGET Ltd

Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)

2024-12-03

Intent: We hope to remedy the uncertainty with our premises

Details: Ownership of current premises

Officials: Tom Brabazon, Mícheál MacDonncha

Methods: Asked Tom and Micheal in separate meetings if they could enquire about Donaghmede house status in DCC. - Meeting

Irish Cancer Society

2024-09-19

Intent: To raise awareness of the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report which detailed the health impact of climate change in Ireland.::To secure a meeting to discuss the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report and recommendations.

Details: Climate and health

Officials: Alan Farrell, Brian Leddin, Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, John McGahon, Paul Murphy, ...

Methods: Email to Alan Farrell, Brian Leddin, Minister Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, John McGahon, Paul Murphy, Richard Bruton, Timmy Dooley, Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, Deputy Cormac Devlin, Darren O'Rourke, Deputy Gino Kenny, Deputy Martin Kenny, Deputy Neasa Hourigan, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Deputy Peadar Tóibín, Deputy Róisín Shortall, 11.07.24; 2 emails to Richard Shakespeare and all Dublin City Councillors; email to An Taoiseach, 12.07.24. - Email, Phone call with Cllr Darragh Moriarty, 04.07.24. - Phone call

YMCA Dublin

2024-09-18

Intent: To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to council policy on service provision for children, young people and communities

Details: Seeking changes to councils' approach to childcare, youth & community service provision

Officials: Cian Farrell, Claire Byrne, Danny Byrne, Mannix Flynn, Kourtney Kenny, Tom Brabazon, Daryl Barron, Paddy Monahan, ...

Methods: Single email to councillors in specific LEAs to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by councils - Email, Single virtual meeting with Cllr Monahan to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by Dublin City Council in Donaghmede LEA - Virtual Meeting, Single meeting with Cllr Gogarty at Lucan Shoppoing Centre to discuss Community Hub model and service provision for children, young people & families by South Dublin County Council in Lucan LEA - Meeting, ...