Overwatch Report

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] 836 Uplift members sent 4349 to MEPs asking to vote for CCTV to be mandatory on supertrawlers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] Uplift members emailed Ministers McEntee and O'Brien asking that they vote against the reversal of the evictions ban

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] Uplift members emailed their TDs asking that they vote against the reversal of the evictions ban

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '769 emails sent'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed Minister Ryan demanding that the Climate Action Bill focuses on those that pollute the most as well as on reducing corporate carbon emissions, the building of energy efficient public homes and retrofitting of existing ones. no more fossil fuel infrastructure be built, no importing of fracked gas, more planting of native trees and the phasing out of single use plastics and a bottle deposit scheme included in the bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Employment] Uplift members emailed their TDs demanding that the Climate Action Bill focuses on those that pollute the most as well as on reducing corporate carbon emissions, the building of energy efficient public homes and retrofitting of existing ones. no more fossil fuel infrastructure be built, no importing of fracked gas, more planting of native trees and the phasing out of single use plastics and a bottle deposit scheme included in the bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '713 emails sent'}

Uplift

May–August

[Local Government] letter sent requesting meeting to discuss the need for legislative amendments to electoral acts

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Community] Letter sent seeking meeting to discuss need for legislative amendments to electoral acts and charities act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Environment] Uplift members emailed the Minister of Agriculture Food and the Marine Charlie McGonologue asking him to address the damage being caused by supertrawlers oceans and sea life, particularly Article 50 to allow for CCTV on vessels “identified as posing a high risk of non-compliance with the landing obligation” and asking him to support the proposed changes that will enhance regulation of large fishing vessels who are currently managing to evade scrutiny and oversight.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Environment] Uplift members contacted their TDs to ask them to support Uplift's People's Climate Action plan when deciding the Climate Action Bil, in particular by ensuring that the corporations who produce the most pollution, and not individuals, should pay accordingly for the carbon they produce..

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '1307 emails sent by 305 people'}

Uplift

September–December

[Health] Uplift members handed a petition to Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler with 47,050 signatures

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Arts] Uplift members sent emails to their TDs asking for funding support for the music and entertainment sectors

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '15,373 emails were sent to TDs by 64,637 people'}

Uplift

September–December

[Employment] Uplift members contacted their TDs via email and twitter asking them to sign a pledge for fair treatment for employees made redundant by Debenhams'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'TDs were sent 3170 emails by 880 Uplift members'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Uplift members called Dublin City Councillors asking them to vote against the sale of public land on Oscar Traynor Road

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Phone call All Councillors', 'role': '29 phone calls were made by Uplift members to Dublin City Councillors'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Uplift members emailed the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien asking that public homes be built on the public land at Oscar Traynor Road in Dublin.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Uplift. members emailed Dublin City Councillors asking them to vote against selling the public land site at Oscar Traynor Road, Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': '616 Uplift members sent 3516 emails to Dublin City Councillors'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Uplift member emailed TDs asking that they ensure that 400 women, men and children from Moria Refugee Camp in Lesbos, Greece are brought to Ireland immediately

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '18790 emails were sent by 4501 Uplift members to TDs'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Uplift member emailed TDs asking them to repeal the seal on the Mother and Baby Homes archive and give the victims access to the Mother and Baby Home records

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '51,148 emailss were sent by 12,307 Uplift members'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Uplift member called their TDs to ask them to Repeal the Seal on the Mother and Baby Homes report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Phone call All TDs', 'role': '384 phone calls were made to TDs by Uplift members'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] A phone call to a Dublin City Councillor asking them to vote against the sale of public land at Oscar Traynor Road

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Phone call to Councillor Donna Cooney asking her to vote against the sale of public land on Oscar Traynor Road

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donna Cooney', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Education and Training] Uplift members emailed the Minister of Education asking her to take steps towards ensuring the Sex Education Curriculum is updated.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Phone call to TD Dublin North West Paul McAuliffe asking the public land at Oscar Traynor road be kept in public ownership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Environment] Uplift members called TDs asking them to consider Uplift's People's Plan for Climate Action when voting on the upcoming Climate Action Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Environment] Phone calls to DPOs asking them to consider Uplift's People's Plan for Climate Action when voting on the upcoming Climate Action Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Uplift members emailed the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste & the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine asking them to make sure employers in the meat industry are held to account & are pressured to improve the working conditions & health and safety of people who work for them.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Health] TDs were invited to join Uplift members at a webinar to ask them to support easing of visiting restrictions due to Covid19 in Maternity Hospitals

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Uplift members emailed TDs asking them not approve any planning application on or near the Bessborough site, particularly the Children’s burial ground.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Victims Alliance

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Uplift petition sent to support amendments proposed for the Children's Act

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

January–April

[Health] Uplift members asking for the implementation of a catch-up Meningitis B vaccine for all children.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Environment] Waste Management Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

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