Overwatch Report

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Families for Drug Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Citizens Assembly on Drugs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Citizens Assembly on Drugs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Citizens Assembly on Drugs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Briefing on upcoming Citizens' Assembly on Drugs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Invitation sent to all TDs and Senators to attend a briefing session by Citywide on the outcomes of the Mid-Term Review of the National Drugs Strategy published by government on 17/11/2021.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Virtual Meeting All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Virtual Meeting All Senators', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Contacted TDS and Senators to ask about allocations to Community Drugs Projects in Budget 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Letter sent to all TDs and Senators in response to statements by Minister Frank Feighan during Topical Issues debate December 7th on removal of community & voluntary networks from National Oversight Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Briefing to all TDs from Citywide

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Programme for government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Budgetary matters] pre budget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Briefing Document on the key issues in the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[EU Affairs] To seek support for the inclusion of drug-related problems as priority in the list of joint health priorities; and for the development of a new EU Drug Strategy and Action Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All MEPs', 'role': 'Citywide wrote as a member of the CSFD. The European Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD) is the European Commission expert group on drug related issues, consisting of 45 members representing national organisations and regional networks in Europe'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] The National Drugs Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] National Drugs Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Consultation on alternative approaches to possession of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] To provide relevant information to TDs in the Dáil statements on the National Drugs Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Restoration of resources lost to the Task Forces and to the Community Drug Projects

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

May–August

[Health] Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email TDs and Senators to support this Bill'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2017

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Seeking a public commitment to the appointment of a full-time Minister with responsibility for Drugs to provide the leadership needed in light of the recent incidents of violence and murder and the release of a report on drug related intimidation ‘Demanding Money with Menace’ which has highlighted the day-to-day nightmare of fear that is a reality for many individuals and families in our communities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brid Smith', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Seeking a public commitment to the appointment of a full-time Minister with responsibility for Drugs to provide the leadership needed in light of the recent incidents of violence and murder and the release of a report on drug related intimidation ‘Demanding Money with Menace’ which has highlighted the day-to-day nightmare of fear that is a reality for many individuals and families in our communities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Joan Burton', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} + 17 more

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] The review of the existing NDS and to the development of the next Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

January–April

[Health] Support the Service User Rights in Action (SURIA) call for an end to the practice of routine & compulsory (non court ordered) urine testing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Community] Eviction of the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dave Dinnigan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Wallace', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Paddy Bourke', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan Flanagan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 5 more

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] To discuss drug policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Invitation to speak at a meeting with Richard Branson and others about on the future of the “War on Drugs”

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign

September–December

[Health] Seeking support for all parties to include specific commitments in their 2016 election manifestos to responding to the drugs crisis by appointing a full-time minister for drugs, reversing cuts to services, supporting the work of the Drugs Task Forces, debating decriminalisation, responding to drug related intimidation and integrating alcohol policy into the NDS

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Shortall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lucinda Creighton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 5 more

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs