Overwatch Report

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 13/1/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Advocacy service forecasts doubling of demand in next three years' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators to highlight expansion of service and continued need for investerment.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 16/1/2025 – IrSPEN the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism: Issue of news release ‘Experts recommend categorising Obesity into two types’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a update on policy to inform Govt. investment in obesity services.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 20/1/2025 – Treoir News release issued to all TDs and Senators re – 'Call to Enact Bereaved Partners Pension Bill'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Treoir News release 'Call to Enact Bereaved Partners Pension Bill' emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 10/2/2025 Safeguarding Ireland News Release: ‘More adults urged to make a future healthcare plan’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "News release 'More adults urged to make a future healthcare plan' emailed to all TDs and Senators to influence policy on adult safeguarding."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 4/3/2025 – IrSPEN the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism: Issue of news release ‘Including patient voices would improve outcomes of obesity treatment’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as policy information to inform Govt. investment in obesity services.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 6/3/2025 – Treoir News release issued to all TDs and Senators re – 'Treoir welcomes progress on Bereaved Partners Pension Bill – but calls for Consultation'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Treoir News release 'Treoir welcomes progress on Bereaved Partners Pension Bill – but calls for Consultation' emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy position and call."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 6/3/2025 – Treoir News release issued to all TDs and Senators re – 'Treoir: Call for an emergency ‘pandemic-type response’ to Family Homelessness'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Treoir News release: Call for an emergency ‘pandemic-type response’ to Family Homelessness – emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 18/3/2025 – Issue of MLSA news release 'Medical Scientists serve notice of industrial action to HSE' to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a labour relations position and call.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 23/3/2025 – Association of Optometrists Ireland: Issue of news release ‘Expanding Optometrists role would cut eyecare waiting lists’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Association of Optometrists news release 'Expanding Optometrists role would cut eyecare waiting lists’ emailed to all TDs and Senators as an eyecare policy and funding position and call."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 8/4/2025 – IrSPEN the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism: Issue of news release ‘Dramatic increase in malnutrition in Ireland due to aging population’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "News releases 'Dramatic increase in malnutrition in Ireland due to aging population’ emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position regarding Govt. investment in dietetics in public hospitals,"}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 16/4/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Housing a core part of support and care of older people' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators to inform housing policy for older people.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 16/4/2025 Safeguarding Ireland News Release: ‘SI: Safeguarding Ireland calls for 1) Implementation of Law Reform Commission report on Adult Safeguarding and 2) Establishment of an independent National Safeguarding Authority’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "News release 'Safeguarding Ireland calls for 1) Implementation of Law Reform Commission report on Adult Safeguarding and 2) Establishment of an independent National Safeguarding Authority’ emailed to all TDs and Senators to influence policy on adult safeguarding."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] 9/4/25 Irish Traveller Movement news release 'Four in five teachers have never attended intercultural or anti-racism training' issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'One email of a news release to all TDs and Senators – to inform and influence policy and investment in programmes that support the Traveller population.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] 23/4/2025: Irish Traveller Movement news release: 'Traveller youth under-represented in funding of youth work' issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email of news release 'Traveller youth under-represented in funding of youth work' to all TDs and Senators – to inform and influence policy and investment in programmes that support Traveller youth."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 5/6/2025 Safeguarding Ireland News Release: ‘Safeguarding Ireland calls for Implementation of Law Reform Commission framework for Adult Safeguarding’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "News release 'Safeguarding Ireland calls for Implementation of Law Reform Commission framework for Adult Safeguarding’ emailed to all TDs and Senators to influence policy on adult safeguarding."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 7/5/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Greater application of decision-making laws needed to strengthen ‘voice of the person' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Sage Advocacy News release 'Greater application of decision-making laws needed to strengthen voice of the person’ emailed to all TDs and Senators to inform policy re ADM (assisted decision-making)."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 5/5/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Sage Advocacy calls for Implementation of Law Reform Commission framework on Adult Safeguarding' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Sage Advocacy News release 'Sage Advocacy calls for Implementation of Law Reform Commission framework on Adult Safeguarding' emailed to all TDs and Senators to safeguarding policy for older people."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 25/6/2025 – Alzheimer Society News release: ‘Government urged to invest €9 million in dementia supports, services and research to tackle inequity across Ireland’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Alzheimer Society of Ireland Pre-Budget Submission news release 'Government urged to invest €9 million in dementia supports, services and research to tackle inequity across Ireland' emailed to all TDs and Senators to influence investment in Alzheimer's services."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 9/6/2025 – Irish Lung Fibrosis Association: Issue of news release ‘Lung Fibrosis patients seek action on Delay and Inequity of care’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "ILFA news release 'Lung Fibrosis patients seek action on Delay and Inequity of care’ emailed to all TDs and Senators in support of an Oireachtas AV Room presentation."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 26/8/2025 – Irish Lung Fibrosis Association: Issue of news release ‘Lung Fibrosis Community meet Minister to highlight inadequate care’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "ILFA news release 'Lung Fibrosis Community meet Minister to highlight inadequate care’ emailed to all TDs and Senators in support of a meeting with Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill."} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] 7/11/2025 Safeguarding Ireland News Release: ‘Majority do not understand Assisted Decision-Making' issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "News release 'Majority do not understand Assisted Decision-Making' emailed to all TDs and Senators to influence policy on adult safeguarding."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] 24/9/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: '56% increase in demand for advocacy service' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Sage Advocacy News release '56% increase in demand for advocacy service’ emailed to all TDs and Senators to inform policy re adult advocacy services."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] 6/10/2025 – Kinship Care News release 'Less than 1 in 4 children in Kinship Care receive State support' issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Kinship Care news release 'Less than 1 in 4 children in Kinship Care receive State support' emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] 25/9/2025 – Irish Lung Fibrosis Association: Issue of news release ‘1,000 cases of Lung Fibrosis diagnosed annually’ to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "ILFA news release '1,000 cases of Lung Fibrosis diagnosed annually’ emailed to all TDs and Senators."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] 3/12/2025: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Public wants housing plans to include supports for older people to live in their own homes' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Sage Advocacy News release 'Public wants housing plans to include supports for older people to live in their own homes' emailed to all TDs and Senators re safeguarding policy for older people."}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 29/2/2024: Sage Advocacy – News release: 'New framework of services for older people needed' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 23/2/2024 Safeguarding Ireland – news Release: ‘Safeguarding Ireland presents ‘safeguarding roadmap’ to the Oireachtas’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as an FYI.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] 7/5/2024: Sage Advocacy news release: 'Sage Advocacy extends its service to survivors of institutional abuse' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators to highlight expansion of service and continued need for investerment.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 17/4/2024 Safeguarding Ireland – news Release: ‘Structures needed to begin establishment of an independent authority for Adult Safeguarding’ issued to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as an FYI.'}

Cavanagh Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] 17/4/2024: Sage Advocacy – News release: 'National Adult Safeguarding Agency Urgently Needed' circulated to all TDs and Senators.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as a policy and funding position and call.'}

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