Overwatch Report

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Request meeting with TD's/Senators who represent rural areas to discuss findings of Irish Rural Link Report on Rural Poverty and Social Inclusion

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin "Boxer" Moran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marcella Corcoran Kennedy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 35 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Meeting with a number of TD's/Senators in Leinster House to discuss findings of Rural Poverty and Social Inclusion Report and other issues such as Rural Transport, employment, meals on wheels services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Trevor Ó Clochartaigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Ferris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Meeting with Minister Heather Humphreys and Minister Michael Ring to discuss Rural Poverty and Social Inclusion Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Parnell,', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting to update on the work so far of Local Public Banking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin "Boxer" Moran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Invitation sent to all members of the Oireachtas inviting them to attend Speaking Seminar Series in RDS on Local Public Banking

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Submission to DAHRRG on Working Group of Local Public Banking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'William Parnell,', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Correspondance to DEBATE IN LEINSTER HOUSE ON POST OFFICES

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Discuss findings and give copy of Report on Poverty and Social Inclusion

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Invitation to attend in front of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts Heritage Rural Regional and Gaeltacht affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Marie-Louise O'Donnell", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maura Hopkins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Trevor Ó Clochartaigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Bilateral Meeting with Department of Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Vaughan', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Stack', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Transport] Request Meeting with Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Imelda Munster', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Transport] Request Meeting with Minister for Transport to discuss Transport issues in Rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shane Ross', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Irish Rural Link met with members of the Fine Gael to discuss their election manifesto and measures IRL think should be included in Budget 2016. Issues discussed include rural transport, meals on wheels, rural crime, rural development and unemployment.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2016

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Crime in rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Section 39 of the Health Act, 2004.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] The subject matter for this interaction was board. The interaction was broadly based about issues concerning rural communities.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Establishing Local Public Banking across Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Establishing Local Public Banking across Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean D. Barrett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Advocate for the establishment of local public banks.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Dearey', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Establish a local public banking system across Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Local Public Banking Systems

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Noonan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs