Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 93)
Merchants QuayIreland Ltd
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-22
Intent: Continuation/expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental ill health put in place during pandemic as well as an extension of gender based services and increases in budget funding.
Details: Proposals re drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters
Officials: Ammar Ali, Joan Collins, Colm Burke, Darragh Moriarty, Michael Pidgeon, Patrick Costello, Bríd Smith, Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Methods: Invitation to Oireachtas Committee for Drug Use to meet to discuss the MSIF - Email, Invitation to visit MSIF - Letter, Meeting with Mary Seery-Kennedy re Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use - Meeting
Epilepsy Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: For the Deputy to submit a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Health seeking an update on the status of reimbursement for this anti-seizure medication.
Details: Seeking an update on the status of the reimbursement of the anti-seizure medication FINTEPLA.
Officials: Patrick Costello
Methods: Email
One Family
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To influence politicians to seek enhanced measures for lone parent families in Budget 2025-improved social protection payments, improved access to education for lone parents, reduce food and energy poverty and continue progress with Family Law reform.
Details: Disseminated One Family Pre-Budget Submission
Officials: Simon Harris, Heather Humphreys, Micheál Martin, Roderic O'Gorman, Paul McAuliffe, Eoin Ó Broin, Bríd Smith, Gary Gannon, ...
Methods: Sent One Family Pre-budget submission for Budget 2025 and requested to meet. No invitation was provided. - 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
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-01-21
Intent: Seek to discuss ICCL Election Manifesto asks on a wide variety of issues related to the administration of justice, equality & discrimination, democratic freedoms, and digital rights.
Details: ICCL Election Manifesto Asks
Officials: Paul Murphy, Pa Daly, Patrick Costello
Methods: Email correspondence with Paul Murphy TD, Patrick Costello, TD and Pa Daly TD in October and November 2024. - Email, Meeting with Paul Murphy TD on 14 October 2024. - Virtual Meeting
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-01-21
Intent: To inform relevant TDs of ICCL's position with respect to the Mental Health Bill (2024)
Details: Mental Health Bill (2024)
Officials: Alan Farrell, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Bernard Durkan, Cathal Crowe, Catherine Connolly, Catherine Murphy, Colm Brophy, David Cullinane, ...
Methods: Email to selected TDs sent on 17 September 2024. - Email
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
2025-01-21
Intent: Request for support on amendments to the Bill. ::To inform about ICCL's positioning on the Bill.
Details: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
Officials: James Lawless, Jim O'Callaghan, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Alan Farrell, Colm Brophy, Johnny Guirke, Mark Ward, Niamh Smyth, ...
Methods: Email correspondence with Thomas Pringle TD on 26 September 2024.Email to each member of the Committee on Justice sent 14 October 2024. - Email, Meeting with Jim O'Callaghan TD on 10 October 2024. - Meeting, Briefing held in AV room of Leinster House on 19 September 2024. - Lobby day
Friends of the Earth
2025-01-21
Intent: Rejection of LNG and Removal of Government Amendments relating to LNG
Details: LNG and Government Policy on Energy Security and re Fossil Fuels
Officials: Alice-Mary Higgins, Eamon Ryan, Paul Kenny, David Healy, Roderic O'Gorman, Eoin Ó Broin, Ivana Bacik, Paul Murphy, ...
Methods: Re proposed Seanad amendments to Senator Higgins - Email, Re Seanad amendments to Senator Higgins - Phone call, Minister Ryan and Mr Kenny re removal of Government amendments on 27 Sept - Letter, ...
Family Carers Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Ensure Carer needs are reflected in Budget 2025::Support for Family Carers Ireland’ 10 Pledges for Family Carers.
Details: FCI Pre- Budget Submissions
Officials: Gary Gannon, Patrick Costello, James Browne, George Lawlor, Verona Murphy, Johnny Mythen, Emer Higgins, Pauline Tully, ...
Methods: Aisling Kinsella - Meeting, Carrie Anne - Email, Grainne Quinn - Meeting, ...
Irish Penal Reform Trust
2025-01-21
Intent: To promote greater investment through Budget 2025 in areas of penal policy and reform. To raise awareness of alternatives to imprisonment and to highlight where investment and resourcing is needed in these areas.
Details: IPRT Pre-Budget Submission 2025 asks
Officials: Jack Chambers, Helen McEntee, Paschal Donohoe, Darragh O'Brien, Patrick Costello, Mark Ward, Catherine Murphy, Pearse Doherty, ...
Methods: Personalised emails sent to listed DPOs with IPRT's key asks including increasing mental health and addiction investment 2) piloting a supported bail service for women, 3) redirecting spending to community alternatives, particularly restorative justice 4) adequate resourcing for oversight bodies to prepare for OPCAT ratification 5) investment in programmes and capital investment to enhance family visiting facilities and in-cell telephony and video booths. - Email, Executive Director attended hustings on child poverty organised by the Children's Rights Alliance on 17 September 2024 in Buswells Hotel. She asked political representatives to support IPRT's Pre-Budget asks and followed up with individual emails. - Event / Reception