Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 194)
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: Roderic O'Gorman
Methods: Meeting in Leinster House, 2 April 3.30-4.30p.m. - Meeting
Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation
2025-03-06
Intent: Additional funding for youth work posts to restore pay equality among youth workers
Details: Letter highlighting need for additional funding for youth work posts funded by DCEDIY following WRC pay agreement in relation to section 39, 56 and 10 agencies.
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman
Methods: A joint letter from Foróige and Youth Work Ireland signed by CEO's Seán Cambell and Patrick Burke - Letter
Mediahuis Ireland Group Limited
2025-03-04
Intent: To progress the reform of Ireland's defamation laws
Details: To urge progress of the Defamation Amendment Bill
Officials: Helen McEntee, Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Roderic O'Gorman, Catherine Martin, James Browne
Methods: Letter
Arthritis Ireland
2025-02-04
Intent: We sought to have politicians present at the launch, to demonstrate support for the findings and to help us raise awareness of the financial burden of living with arthritis.
Details: Arthritis Ireland invited ministers to attend a launch and demonstrate support for research report detailing the financial burden of living with arthritis.
Officials: Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Stephen Donnelly, Roderic O'Gorman, Heather Humphreys, Anne Rabbitte
Methods: Ministers were invited to attend the launch of the research report. The launch took place outside the gates of Leinster House on Tuesday 19th November. - Email
Irish Dental Association
2025-01-29
Intent: Inclusion of policies relating to Oral Health in the new Programme for Government
Details: Emails to dail deputies re priorities for dentistry in the next Dáil
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Mary Lou McDonald, Neasa Hourigan, Holly Cairns, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Roderic O'Gorman
Methods: Email
Bassline Strategy Ltd
2025-01-23
Intent: That Minister O'Gorman would attend and speak at the event ‘Celebrating 40 years of Meeting the Needs of Children and Families’ or, short of this, that his team would provide a video recording to be shown at the event in Croke Park.
Details: Invitation to Minister O'Gorman to attend 40th anniversary event
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman
Methods: Email
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2025-01-22
Intent: Understand Public Attitudes
Details: Shared Ireland Thinks Polling commissioned by the Ukraine Civil Society Forum
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman, Joe O'Brien, Conor Rowley
Methods: Email
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2025-01-22
Intent: Minister speech at conference – Minister spoke on September 25th
Details: Invitation to speak at ICI National Integration Conference
Officials: Roderic O'Gorman
Methods: Email
Irish Hotels Federation
2025-01-21
Intent: Action to offset escalating operating costs for hospitality businesses::A reduction in the rate of VAT for hospitality food services::Additional supports for employees on off-the-job training schemes::Additional funding for more targeted environmental sustainability supports for hotels::A lifting of the cap on passenger numbers for Dublin Airport::Measures to tackle the cost of insurance for tourism and hospitality business::Measures to attract greater insurance competition into the market::Increased investment in Tourism Marketing & Development::Additional funding for hospitality recruitment and career awareness, and targeted resources for training and skills development::Increased access to finance for business development via State-supported financing solutions::Exemption on taxes for tips and gratuities paid to employees::Enhanced regional air access::A commitment to funding and delivering the Corks Events Centre::The placement of tourism and hospitality within a Government Departm
Details: Seeking Government measures to support the continued recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry
Officials: Dara Calleary, Alan Dillon, Martin Heydon, Colm Burke, Patrick O'Donovan, Simon Harris, Jack Chambers, Peter Burke, ...
Methods: Seeking measures to offset escalating costs for hospitality businesses, support sustainability within the sector, increase investment, support training and recruitment, and enhance air access. and address the challenges facing the wider sector. An exemption on taxes relating to employee tips was also sought. - Letter, Seeking measures to offset escalating costs for hospitality businesses - Email, Seeking a reduction in hospitality VAT and measures to tackle the cost of doing business. - Meeting, ...
One Family
Current/Former DPOWhat is lobbying? (FAQ)2025-01-21
Intent: To inform political party leaders of our priority asks ahead of General Election 2024
Details: One Family Election Manifesto ahead of GE 2024
Officials: Ivana Bacik, Holly Cairns, Richard Boyd Barrett, Micheál Martin, Simon Harris, Roderic O'Gorman, Mary Lou McDonald
Methods: Manifesto is a shortened version of One Family's Pre Budget Submission for Budget 2025 - Email