Overwatch Report

Herr Ltd

January–April

[Food] Preventing Nitrogen and Phosphorus pollution into nearby surface waters from septic tanks must change. The growing of flowers hydroponically and growing food crops from human urine must be promoted as a policy on waste water management. Furthermore the recycling of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater without pharmaceuticals and toxic metals must be promoted before the resources to make synthetic fertilizer become depleted or become un-affordable. Politicians must act.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Vodafone Ireland

January–April

[Communications] Engagement to discuss the request to zero rate a number of education websites and related online resources to support continuing access for students and teachers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Mark O'Doherty", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Hume Brophy

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Finance] EU Policy on Asset Management

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

January–April

[Health] Press release joint with PSI and AOTI to Dept. of health on breech of best practice with HSE policy on AON SOP

Public Officials Lobbied

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

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

January–April

[Social Protection] Met with Local Candidates in the Dail Elections in Kerry with regard to Stop 67 campaign (stop pension age going to 67)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Moriarty', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} + 1 more

Daughters of Charity Child and Family Service

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] To restore speech and language therapist hour allocated from the HSE to St Louises ECDS Service which were lost due to HSE internal staff changes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nial Ring', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Christy Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

CPL Fuels Ireland Ltd.

January–April

[Environment] Engagement to raise the issue of a national smoky coal ban and to discuss air quality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Social Protection] Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deborah Sweeney', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Concannon', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Young Social Innovators

January–April

[Community] Promote the work of Young Social Innovators and our Open Call for Young People launched in response to the Covid Emergency and engage with the YSI Challenge winning teams from local Schools. End the uncertainty by re-committing to the continuation of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

IS&WFPO CLG

January–April

[Marine] Meeting request, communication prior to General Election, assistance fir Fishing Industry during Covid 19 - Tie up Scheme/Storage Aid

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Issues with The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020 and concerns as to employer eligibity criteria for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] If substitute members are not eligible to avail of the government’s temporary wage subsidy scheme, the unions have demanded that similar provision be made for these critical workers during the current pandemic.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Chambers Ireland communicated the second Covid-19 survey results which revealed that 99% of businesses believe that a post-COVID19 economic stimulus package will be required

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'https://www.chambers.ie/news/chambers-ireland-survey-results-highlight-severity-of-economic-impact-and-calls-for-unprecedented-economic-stimulus-for-post-pandemic-recovery/'}

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] To ask Chairman of Revenue Commissioners for clarity on operation and tax treatment of Temp Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Outlined the role of chambers across Ireland to the newly elected Senators and encouraged them to work with Chambers Ireland, and their local chamber, to support Sustainable Economies and Communities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': "Minus the 11 senators unannounced Taoiseach's nominees"}

National Adult Literacy Agency

January–April

[Education and Training] Adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 45 more

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Chambers Ireland

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Trade] Communication to encourage growth in Ireland’s drinks industry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Lynam (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Carroll', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Heritage] HEDGE CUTTING & GORSE BURNING - IFA Submission to the Political Parties and Dáil Candidates for 2020 General Election

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All MEPs', 'role': ''} + 35 more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[EU Affairs] Tillage - Need for strong EU Supports in the COVID-19 Emergency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 18 more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Heritage] Turf Cutting in the context of COVID-19 Restrictions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Ó Donnchú', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': "Philip O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Heritage] Burning of Gorse in Hill Areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Ó Donnchú', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] In March 2020, JRS Ireland issued a communication in relation to the impact on processing requirements at all stages of the Irish Protection Process during COVID-19 restrictions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Kirrane', 'role': 'Director General (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Forvis Mazars

January–April

[Taxation] Covid 19 Wage Subsidy Scheme BIll

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Ó Céidigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Early Childhood Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Impact of Covid-19 on the early years and school-age care sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Lynch', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Irish Funds Industry Association CLG

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Legislative Agenda and Key Priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Early Childhood Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] The Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Law Society of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Covid-19 - Ongoing engagement with the Department of Justice & Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

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