Overwatch Report

Statkraft Ireland Limited

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Project Updates and Sustainable Fisheries Communities Information

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Tony Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

The ONE Campaign

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Discussed latest developments, parliamentary timeline and presented key asks/concerns about MFF interim report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion on Eirgrid’s proposals for Grid Code modification.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Aine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

January–April

[Finance] Ongoing support of the EU Vat Committee’s 2018 opinion on personalised advertising.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Medical Organisation

January–April

[Health] Issues affecting GPs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Kidney Association

January–April

[Health] Promoting organ donation and activities related to the Irish Kidney Association's Organ Donor Awareness Week

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Dogs Trust

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting request to discuss dog welfare policy and control

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maeve O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joanna Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Fiona Murray', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Chris Andrews', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Janet Horner', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Johnson Controls International plc,

January–April

[Taxation] Global Minimum Tax Implementation and Ireland’s Competitiveness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] Update on Proposed FAI long term strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Irish Kidney Association

January–April

[Health] Discuss improvements in services for kidney patients

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dr Colm Henry', 'role': 'Chief Clinical Officer (Health Service Executive)'}

County Meath Chamber

January–April

[Development and Zoning] County Meath Chamber is represented on Meath County Councils SPC on Planning and Development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara McGowan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': "Gerry O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Sarah O’Reilly', 'role': 'Councillor (Cavan County Council)'}

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

January–April

[EU Affairs] To discuss the ongoing regulatory processes in the EU related to Meta’s advertising model.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Helen Blake', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} + 5 more

Calor Teoranta

January–April

[EU Affairs] Calor engaged with MEP Walsh at an IBEC EU Presidency event in Brussel's. We highlighted our engagement on rural energy policy and the role of liquid gas / renewable liquid gas in decarbonising heat. MEP Walsh requested further data on Calor’s role in energy security and resilience, with current geopolitical challenges. We followed up with further information on how the rapid deployment of LPG enables essential daily activities such as cooking, heating, lighting and powering equipme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Kidney Association

January–April

[Health] Presented a proposal for a Dialysis Unit to be established in Tipperary

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Finance] To advocate for the establishment of an expert group on fuels policy and taxation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joanne Lonergan', 'role': 'Programme Manager - Tánaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Meeting with Minister O'Brien at Lenister House. Queried why the reform of the RSA as recommended by the Indecom Review had been abandoned

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Grow Remote Ireland CLG

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Requesting a meeting with the minister to discuss opportunities for Grow Remote

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Meeting with Minister O'Brien at Lenister House. Raised concerns over the delegation of the rollout of 30kph limit in built up areas to local councils rather than the implementation of a default limit as was originally planned

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Grow Remote Ireland CLG

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Requesting a meeting with the minister to discuss opportunities for Grow Remote

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Meeting with Minister O'Brien at Lenister House. Requested that funding for active travel be increased to 500m to close the inflation gap and deliver connected networks more rapidly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Grow Remote Ireland CLG

January–April

[Employment] Providing update on Grow Remote policy work on creating a national unit for remote working roles

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Curley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Jenny McCormack', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Meeting with Minister O'Brien at Lenister House. Raised the evidence of the unintended consequences of helmet mandates and the conflation of illegal use of high-powered ebikes with legal pedal assist bikes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

daa plc

January–April

[Transport] Email invitation sent for political Stakeholder briefing and tour at Dublin Airport. (Subsequently event did not take place)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 60 more

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Discuss matters of interest & concern to DRCC, including practical supports for victim/survivors of DSGBV and the issue of counselling notes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Care Bill 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dempsey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Grace Boland', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

County Meath Chamber

January–April

[Employment] Presidents Speech at the Apprenticeship Expo Launch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Wayne Harding', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dempsey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Gerry O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Fox', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': "Caroline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Email to Junior Minister Seán Canney requesting he use an evidenced based approach to bike helmet mandates and high vis clothing and to be aware of unintended consequences of such mandates on public health and bike usage in general

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Friends of the Earth

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Relevant policy releases regarding AI's environmental footprint in EU

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Macra Warns Fuel Cost Supports Fall Short for Rural Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Email to An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin requesting he use an evidenced based approach to bike helmet mandates and high vis clothing and to be aware of unintended consequences of such mandates on public health and bike usage in general

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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