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Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] Engagement with members of the Oireachtas Health Committee in order to raise awareness of medicines shortages in Ireland and the sustainable supply of medicines in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

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

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Raising awareness of MPAs in Ireland with Grace O Sullivan and asking her for her support for the campaign at an EU MIssion event in Cork. Sent Grace O Sullivan and a Fair Seas hat as a follow up.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

September–December

[Environment] Attended an event with Minister McConalogue and asked for a meeting in the New Year and raise awareness of our work on MPAs - including follow up organising emails

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

September–December

[Social Protection] Requested meetings with Senior Members of Government to raise awareness of the work of National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

September–December

[Social Protection] Raise awareness of organisation by sharing newly published document

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'The email was a mass communication which was shared with all Oireachtas members and it contained a recently published Casebook document.'}

The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities

September–December

[Social Protection] raising organisational awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Iveagh Trust

September–December

[Housing] Raising awareness of the work of The Iveagh Trust charity in social housing and its hostel for the homeless.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Briege MacOscar', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 12 more

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement on Coillte's strategic vision, the multiple benefits of forestry and the role of educational programmes in promoting environmental awareness and science.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Alcohol Action Ireland

September–December

[Health] Drinkaware in schools

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Irish Lung Fibrosis Association

September–December

[Health] Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA) canvassing some members of the Oireachtas to create awareness of lung fibrosis in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services

September–December

[Health] A meeting to update on progress at Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services, Harold's Cross and raise awareness about plans to refurbish Anna Gaynor Residential Unit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Feeney', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Monkstown Abbey Road Residents Association

September–December

[Local Government] Making local representatives aware of our associations views on local planning, traffic/cycle land and proposed road development issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 13 more

Alcohol Action Ireland

September–December

[Health] World Health Organisation Awareness event for Alcohol Related Harm

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Breda Smyth', 'role': 'Interim Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Kidney Association

September–December

[Health] Invitation to the IKA's Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dyslexia Association of Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Oireachtas Presentation for Dyslexia Awareness Month presenting findings from a recent survey on the experiences of Irish people with dyslexia, and highlighting issues which need to be addressed.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Coghlan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Denis Landy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Terry Leyden', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 315 more

Family Carers Ireland

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Briefing event to raise awareness of young carers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Aughinish Alumina Limited

September–December

[EU Affairs] To provide an update and raise further 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 and very high energy prices

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Macra na Feirme

September–December

[Agriculture] Meeting with Minister Hackett about increasing awareness amongst young farmers in relation to conversion to organics

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Bloomfield Health Services

September–December

[Health] Raise awareness of the need for Huntington's Disease and Acquired Brain Injury Psychiatry Rehabilitation and Bloomfield potential role in providing same

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Sisters of Mercy

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Maria Walsh MEP requested a meeting with Helen McEntee to introduce the work of MECPATHS strategic goals and the work being carried out by the project to raise awareness on the issue of Child Trafficking in Ireland with a specific focus on the exploitation of children for criminal purposes. Also present was Deaglan O'Briain, principla Officer with responsibility for Anti-Human trafficking, the Department of Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ethanol Europe - Clonbio Group

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Ethanol biofuel is an effective means for lowering the carbon footprint of the existing vehicle fleet. Ethanol and other sustainable biofuels are taking an increasing role climate action. Our advocacy is centred on raising awareness of this.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Maintain awareness of the continued deep regulatory crisis in the forestry sector. To highlight that the current approach of adding further personnel to the issue does not appear to be working, road entrance licences are a particular issue but all licence applications are severely delayed and jobs are already being lost across the sector due to this crisis.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Veon Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] To further raise awareness of the breadth of impact of the continuing regulatory crisis enveloping forestry, the failure of the current forestry regulatory environment and the resultant export of jobs and economic activity.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise awareness of the Digital Operational Resilience Act "DORA".

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Epilepsy Ireland

January–April

[Health] To raise awareness of and seek support for submission to Oireachtas Committee on Disability regarding epilepsy issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Keelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'} {'name': 'Rena Donaghey', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Breda Hanaphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Natalie Treacy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Aaron O'Rourke", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} + 10 more

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': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 3 more

Epilepsy Ireland

January–April

[Health] Thanked Deputies for putting forward parliamentary questions about epilepsy awareness.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Epilepsy Ireland

January–April

[Health] Contacted all TD’s and Senators seeking that they share a message of support to raise awareness of epilepsy on International Epilepsy Day.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Part of International Epilepsy Day 2021 awareness campaign'}

UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee

January–April

[Education and Training] We were made aware of the National SNA Programme that UCD are doing through students who were unhappy with the issue of accreditation. This programme is not accredited and the students 500 of them feel it should be. We asked the minister to bring it up in the Dáil.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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