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Hammerson plc

May–August

[Transport] Highlighting challenges of Council’s Dundrum Village road change plans

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Burns', 'role': 'Director (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Philomena Poole', 'role': 'CEO (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Anna Grainger', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Sean McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Peter O'Brien", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "Jim O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} + 1 more

National Association of Regional Game Councils

May–August

[Heritage] Contacted relevant Mnister in relation to the derogation relating to pigeon shooting to prevent crop damage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Safe Ireland requested to meet with the Minister for Children, Disabilities, Equality & Integration and with the Minister for Justice to discuss a whole of government response to DSGBV in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Senator Erin McGreehan to brief her on the work of Safe Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

May–August

[Housing] Letter to the Minister for Housing offering the services of IPAV to contribute to the planned Housing Task Force as announced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Scale Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] July Stimulus engagement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] To extend the Government's COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme for a further 3 months or until the end of 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Email welcoming plans to introduce a new ground of discrimination to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts, based on socio economic disadvantaged status and highlighting the importance of fully commencing the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Scale Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] July Stimulus engagement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Philip O’Callaghan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ed Brophy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'}

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

May–August

[Employment] Covid-related observations re PUP and TWSS; requests to ensure that employers are asked about employee status prior to payment of PUP.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To engage with the Department and the Forest Service regarding Forestry Licences, potential amended legislation and to encourage the Department to implement an effective Forestry Appeals Committee process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 2 more

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Housing] Letter congratulating the Minister on his appointment and setting out CLM`s priorities in relation to housing rights, particularly the rights of people from the Traveller community. Informing him of positive ongoing engagement with department officials in relation to the recommendations of CLM`s recent report on the Caravan Loan Scheme. Also welcoming plans in the Programme for Government to reform the Fair Deal scheme and incentivise renting out vacant properties.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Montague Communications Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Employment] July Stimulus package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

May–August

[Health] face coverings regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To engage with the Department and the Forest Service regarding Forestry Licences, potential amended legislation and to encourage the Department to implement an effective Forestry Appeals Committee process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

May–August

[Finance] temporary reduction of VAT

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] To engage on Ireland's Climate Action Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Friends of the Earth

May–August

[Environment] Please do not move the natural heritage funcitons into the Department of Housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

May–August

[Finance] VAT on PPE

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] To engage with the Department and the Forest Service regarding Forestry Licences, potential amended legislation and to encourage the Department to implement an effective Forestry Appeals Committee process

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Horse Sport Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Horse Sport Ireland met with Minister Heydon and provided a presentation on the sport horse sector and engaged in detailed discussion on HSI's 2021 budget submission and the key areas outlined within the submission.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ballina Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] The Chamber Network supported by Ballina Chamber of Commerce lobbied Minister Donohoe on the Commercial Rates waiver, the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, the VAT rate for the hospitality industry, guidelines for re-opening the economy, insurance for businesses, the introduction of Covid-19 restart grants for businesses, and updates on codes of practice for employee welfare.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Stop Climate Chaos coalition

May–August

[Environment] A grassroots campaign to encourage members of the public to ask for faster and fairer climate action.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Stop Climate Chaos coalition

May–August

[Environment] A grassroots campaign to encourage members of the public to ask for faster and fairer climate action.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Safe Ireland welcomed the appointment of Roderic O'Gorman, TD as Minister for Children, Disabilities, Equality & Integration via email on the 30th of June and noting that we are looking forward to working with him and his department over the coming months and years.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Ronan Group Real Estate

May–August

[Development and Zoning] To express the company’s interest in the new government formation and to extend an invitation to open a productive dialogue on housing development and an open engagement on associated policies

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Young Social Innovators

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Promotion and engagement with the work of Young Social Innovators

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'YSI Email to Update to all TDs on the positive work being undertaken by YSI with young people throughout the Covid emergency and ask for their active support for the work of YSI.'}

Council of The Bar of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Submission on management of criminal jury trials under COVID19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'} {'name': 'Barry Donoghue', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Howlin', 'role': 'Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'} {'name': 'Helena Kiely', 'role': 'Chief Prosecution Solicitor (The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)'}

RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Briefing on the increasing potential of renewable energy and energy storage in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

Dublin Zoo

May–August

[Heritage] Request for financial support for Irish zoos and aquariums

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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