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Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] To engage with Key Stakeholders regarding proposed EU-US Trade Tariffs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Fox (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Wind Energy Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Development of offshore wind and delivery of the National Designated Maritime Area Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Vintners' Federation of Ireland

January–April

[Trade] Waterways Ireland are proposing to implement new charges to marine businesses and a levy on cruisers on our inland waterways.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Wind Energy Ireland

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Establishment of the Taoiseach’s Climate Investment Clearing House

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

BioMarin International Limited

January–April

[Health] Rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 27 more

Gaelic Players Association

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] Meetings with various government and opposition TDs to discuss the Indecon Report, commissioned by the GPA, whish looks at the economic impact of inter-county players.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joanna Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Friends of the Earth Europe

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Solidarity with Palestine - our colleagues from Pengon were there as well

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Micheal Martin re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister Helen McEntee re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister Carroll McNeil re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Martin Heydon TD re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Barry Ward TD re Programme for Government negotiations and Marine Protected Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas and Marine Protected Area legislation issue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Requested Revenue to clarify the meaning of “associated entities” in the context of partnerships and the Outbound Payment Defensive Measures. We raised a point in how the definition is discussed differently in other guidance materials.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom James', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Requested Revenue to provide guidance on what is considered a clarification or a supplemental rule in updates to Pillar 2 OECD guidance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Requested Revenue confirm that a securitisation vehicle will not be secondarily liable for domestic top up tax.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

January–April

[Housing] The meeting was in relation to various matters relating to challenges and potential solutions with delivering more new housing supply to the market. The meeting discussion included the need for more design standardisation to assist MMC, the need for defects in apartments to be progressed at more pace. The meeting also highlighted that SCSI is updating its Real Cost of New Apartment Delivery 2025 report and further policy recommendations will follow with its publication.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Tirlán Ltd

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Department

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'June Fanning', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Galway Simon Community

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with Minister Hildegarde Naughton at the launch of our new housing development in Galway. Engaging with her about the delays experienced at various stages of the development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cairn Homes plc

January–April

[Housing] General conversations with various DPOs (listed below) on the Irish residential construction industry and the broader housing market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 7 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Email to inform DPOs of Community Law & Mediation’s upcoming climate case hearing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

The Wheel

January–April

[EU Affairs] The Wheel hosted an event in collaboration with the European Parliament Liaison Office titled The EU in Your Community, at which MEP Billy Kelleher was the keynote speaker, sharing his goals and priorities for the relevant to the sector. Attendees asked Kelleher questions and communicated concerns and issues relating to their work as community and voluntary organisations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Regular meeting between the Society and the Pensions Authority where we discuss matters relating to: Auto-enrolment, Master trusts for DB pension schemes, Minimum transfer values, vested PRSA disclosures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Kennedy', 'role': 'Pensions Regulator (The Pensions Authority)'}

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Meeting to discuss the gender gap in Leaving Cert maths at the highest level

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Yvonne Keating', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education)'}

Irish Distillers

January–April

[Trade] Irish Distillers made representations regarding developments in international trade policy and the potential introduction of tariffs on Irish whiskey

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Fox (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paudie Coffey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 20 more

The Wheel

January–April

[Community] The Wheel's Senior Sector Skills Policy Manager emailed Minister Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, about the skills and training needs of the community and voluntary sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Psychological Society of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email correspondance with Deputy Liam Quaide to set up a meeting regarding the Mental Health Bill and the Sharing the Vision 2025-27 Implementation Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Psychological Society of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email circulating PSI's Press Release on Welcoming the Publication of the Sharing the Vision Implementation Plan 2025–2027 to to the Minister for Health and the Minister of Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

The Psychological Society of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Email circulating PSI's Press Release on Welcoming the Publication of the Sharing the Vision Implementation Plan 2025–2027 to opposition party spokespeople on health and mental health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Pender & Associates Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter seeking clarity on issues of concern to the gambling sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Marie Caulfield', 'role': 'CEO (Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland)'}

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