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Ibec

January–April

[Environment] Gum Litter Taskforce Public Awareness Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Quartech group

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Financial Ombudsman refusing to investigate mortgage complaints where the consumer complained within 3 years of becoming aware of the Misconduct

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Epilepsy Ireland

January–April

[Health] Seeking Ministers, Deputies and Senators share messages of support for International Epilepsy Day and raise awareness of the condition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Sent TDs and Senators individual messages about International Epilepsy Day, figures on the numbers of people with epilepsy within their counties and a draft message of support they could share.'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Susan Mitchell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

The Open Doors Initiative

January–April

[Education and Training] We became aware of a situation where a young person, with a disability and was experiencing homelessness, was unable to proceed in further education as they were to lose their grant supports. As an organisation supporting marginalised individuals, we worked with known contacts in the Department of Further Education to have this issue rectified.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

Diabetes Ireland

January–April

[Health] To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing longterm improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invite issued to join a Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes meetings to hear from Diabetes Ireland and Healthcare Professionals on the need for a national diabetes patient register in Ireland.'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Circulated a report on the incidence of diabetes related lower limb amputations and foot ulceration in patient treatment in Ireland for 2020 and asked all members to make representations to the Minister for Health on the need for podiatry staffing in each CHO area.'} {'name': 'Virtual Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes virtual meeting held to hear from Diabetes Ireland and Healthcare Professionals on the need for a national diabetes patient register in Ireland.'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 16 more

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of initiatives underway by The European Commission relating to the Beating Cancer workstream.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Kyowa Kirin International

January–April

[Health] Raise awareness of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL), the experience of patients and the ultra-rare nature of the condition including the high unmet need. Highlighted the challenges associated with bringing treatments to patients with very rare conditions in Ireland and the importance of recent developments with respect to improving access for patients, and the need for these to deliver improvements to patients in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish motor insurance industry.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Tagging political representatives on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Continued awareness of the issue surrounding all forestry licences

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)

January–April

[Education and Training] Support for mature students as part of reform of EU medical student numbers, ensuring that Department were aware of RCSI issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

HR Policy Global [Europe]

January–April

[Employment] Letter to the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make it aware of our serious concerns regarding the provisions in Irish law for the operation of European Works Councils (EWCs) and let it know that we have raised these concerns with the relevant Department over the past 18 months.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sage Advocacy

January–April

[Health] To raise awareness of Sage Advocacy's work and to secure a meeting with an elected representative to discuss key systemic issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Sage Advocacy

January–April

[Health] To raise awareness of Sage Advocacy's work and to highlight and secure support on key systemic issues specifically in relation to housing in their constituency to an elected representative.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dyslexia Association of Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Dyslexia awareness and support, and the need for better teacher training specifically on dyslexia

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Lombard', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] To raise awareness around Care Day; Children in care and with care experience.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email information around Care Day 2022 and general information about events on and children in care.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email information around Care Day 2022 and general information about events on and children in care.'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Alcohol Action Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Awareness of the need for trauma informed education.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Kidney Association

January–April

[Health] To invite Senator Mark Daly to the Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week on Tuesday 19th April at 11am to 1pm

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Kidney Association

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] To invite the Minister for Health to the Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week on April 19th from 11am - 1pm

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Alcohol Action Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Raising awareness of the need to capture alcohol harm in data and research being undertaken on children in care.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Mountaineering Ireland

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] To raise awareness and aim to seek support from National Government for the purpose of sustainable and responsible management of the upland environments and habitats, on how hillwalkers and climbers can help in conservation projects, on ensuring walkways are maintained and on minimising impact to all wildlife.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

January–April

[Health] MS Ireland contacted a TD to raise a PQ on our behalf regarding the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals. We were made aware that the Board was non-operational which resulted in people living with MS and other conditions not having a mechanism by which to appeal decisions made regarding their application to the Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Aughinish Alumina Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] To raise awareness of the risk to employment at Aughinish and the impact on the EU aluminium industry as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 11 more

Alcohol Awareness Foundation Limited

January–April

[Health] To congratulate the Ministers/Deputies re. the introduction of MUP, and highlighting the evident need for a multi-faceted and collective approach to reducing alcohol harm - in addition to legislation - to include inclusive, accessible and broad public education (especially for young people).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Awareness raising and outreach activities regarding Phase 2 of City Edge Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Mulhern', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (South Dublin County Council)'}

Nursing Homes Ireland

May–August

[Health] NHI wrote to Minister Butler outlining that we are aware of national symposium that was to take place 22nd June to “consider the evidence base regarding the health benefits from creative arts and discuss arts and health activities in hospitals that can help deliver better health outcomes for patients and their carers”

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Tagging DPOs on Twitter - raising awareness levels of MPA process in Ireland and Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nuala Killeen', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Diabetes Ireland

May–August

[Health] To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing longterm improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work together to seek ongoing government commitment to a long-term innovative strategic framework for managing diabetes with committed annual funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Sage Advocacy

May–August

[Health] To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that some older people may not be able to attend vital hospital appointments because of prohibitive transport costs?

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sage Advocacy

May–August

[Health] To ask the Minister for Older People if she is aware that some older people in Donegall are still unable to access adult day centres?

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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