Overwatch Report

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] 549 Uplift menbers emailed Fine Gael TDs asking the TDs to show support for the climate strikers and to stop blocking the ending of fossil fuel exploration

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed their TDs asking them to commit to efficiently implementing the recommendations of the Citizen's Assembly and the Climate Action Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "All TDs emailed asking them to implement the recommendations of the Citizen's Assembly and the Climate Action Committee"}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members sent emails to Mr Richard Bruton and Mr Seán Canney asking them to vote to Pass the Climate Emergency Measures bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] An email sent to Michael Harty TD asking him to put a question to the Dáil about the EU conditions for the use of Glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin asking them to unblock the Climate Emergency Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members made phone calls to Seán Ó Fearghaíl and Micheál Martin asking them to unblock the Climate Emergency Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Uplift members emailed Fianna Fáil TDs asking that adoptees have access to full access to their identity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Uplift members emailed Fianna Fáil TDs'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed Fine Gael TDs to tell them that they are unhappy with the Climate Emergency Bill being blocked, and asking them to take credible action on climate change

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Emails were sent to Fine Gael TDs'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Phone call to Eoin Ó Broin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Phone call to Garry Gannon

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Phone call to Willie O'Dea TD

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Uplift members called on Eoghan Murphy to stop evictions by vulture funds

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Uplift members send Tweets to Dublin City Councillors

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All Councillors', 'role': '267 Tweets sent to Dublin City Councillors'} {'name': 'Janice Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Christy Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Nial Ring', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 8 more

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Email sent to Dublin City Councillors asking them to vote to keep O'Devaney Gardens in public ownership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alison Gilliland', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Janice Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Sophie Nicoullaud', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 3 more

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Uplift members send Tweets to Leo Varadkar and Richard Bruton

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Uplift members called TDs to ask them to vote against the Special European Energy Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Phone call All TDs', 'role': 'All TDs'}

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] A phone call to Minister Richard Bruton asking him not to support the European Special Energy Project

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[EU Affairs] Uplift members made phone calls to MEPs asking them to vote against the cessation of EU search and rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Phone call All MEPs', 'role': 'Uplift members asked their MEPs to vote against the cessation of EU search and rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Uplift

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Uplift members emailed their TDs asking them to support a pathway to residency for young undocumented people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Uplift members emailed their TDs to ask them to support a pathway to residency for young undocumented people'} {'name': 'Members of Government', 'role': 'Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 162 more

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Uplift members emailed their TDs asking them not to support the Special European Energy Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Phone call All TDs', 'role': 'Uplift members emailed their TDs asking them not to support the Special European Energy Project'} {'name': 'Members of Government', 'role': 'Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 162 more

Uplift

January–April

[Justice and Equality] International Protection Act as it pertains to work rights for people seeking asylum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Environment] Waste Reduction Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Only members of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment were targeted, not the full Oireachtas.'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Uplift

January–April

[Communications] A staff member called James Lawless's office about the status of the online media transparency bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Communications] A staff member emailed Alice Mary Higgins' office about the status of the online media transparency bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Housing] A staff member called Eoin O'Broin to ask about the Residential Tenancies Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Justice and Equality] UN Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Bannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 245 more

Uplift

May–August

[Health] Cervical cancer screening program

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

January–April

[Housing] Uplift members contacted their TDs asking them to support Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018 to stop the sale 20,000 Permanent TSB distressed mortgages to a Vulture Fund.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Here is the template text given:\nDear TD,\n\nI am writing to you because I am concerned that if we don’t act now, homelessness in Ireland could get much worse and I believe that, as my TD, you can make a real difference on this issue.\n\nThe news that Permanent TSB could be about to sell-off 20,000 of our mortgages to a foreign vulture fund has me very worried. I know that these Vulture Funds are infamous for making a quick profit off of people’s misfortune.\n\nI have seen that Fianna Fáil are introducing a bill to the Dáil that would stop this and help to keep many people in their homes. I would like you to pledge your support for this bill to show that you too believe in putting the welfare of people of our country ahead of the profit of these dangerous Vulture Funds.\n\nWill you listen to voters like me and back the bill in the Dáil?'}

Uplift

January–April

[Environment] Renewable energy in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

January–April

[Communications] A staff member called James Lawless's office about the status of the online media transparency bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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