Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Irish League of Credit Unions
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-04-04
Intent: To arrange meetings with new TDs who had asked questions relating to Credit Union issues
Details: Emails with letters attached to new TDs to follow up on queries raised by PQs
Officials: Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Tom Brabazon, Martin Daly
Methods: Meeting with Deputy Cleere took place on 25th of February 2025 - 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 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, ...
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
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
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: To provide members with an opportunity to ask questions and highlight issues they face in their locality. To also become familiar with the candidates running for election who will be representing the constitency and to understand their manifestos.
Details: General Election Hustings hosted by IWA Carlow 15th November 2024 from 12.00- 1.00 pm
Officials: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Malcolm Noonan, David Fitzgerald, Peter 'Chap' Cleere, Adrienne Wallace, Seán Ó hArgáin, Michael Doyle, Eugene McGuinness, ...
Methods: Hustings in Carlow - Email
Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS)
2025-01-17
Intent: To highlight the impact of on-going budget cuts on the MABS service, including the following key information: - MABS has had a budget cut every year since 2018- No investment in service development- Core services will potentially close in June 2025- Core services are not adequately resourced (for example, money management education) - MABS funders, Citizens Information Board, in their Strategic Plan for 2023 - 2026, do not have any service development objectives for MABS as a service
Details: On-going budget cuts to MABS companies and the impact this has on MABS services
Officials: Michael Lowry, John McGuinness, Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Methods: Email sent to each TD - Email
Screen Producers Ireland
2025-01-16
Intent: Goal of communication was to congratulate new TDs on their election, and to highlight the specific policy asks of Screen Producers Ireland. This included highlighting the importance of the Audio Visual Media Services Directive content levy and the importance of regional development for the incoming Government.
Details: Email congratulating specific TDs on election results
Officials: Catherine Ardagh, Tom Brabazon, Shay Brennan, James Browne, Mary Butler, Malcolm Byrne, Thomas Byrne, Michael Cahill, ...
Methods: Email
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.
2025-01-16
Intent: That incoming TDs would be familiar with the organisation and aware of the needs of young LGBTQ+ people in Ireland.
Details: Belong To emailed TDs to congratulate them on their appointment and highlight the priorities of the LGBTQ+ sector General Election manifesto, #VoteWithPride.
Officials: Ciarán Ahern, William Aird, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik, Grace Boland, Tom Brabazon, Shay Brennan, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, ...
Methods: Email