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Who lobbies whom about what. Search Ireland's lobbying register to see who is influencing your TDs, ministers, and public officials — and on whose behalf.

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Pender & Associates Ltd
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement on Liquid Gas Ireland Vision 2040: A Greener Deal for rural Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'To present and generate awareness of Liquid Gas Ireland and the sector’s Vision 2040 which sets out how LPG and BioLPG can contribute to Ireland’s ‘Green New Deal’, including the ambitious goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050, and to the Government’s Clean Air Strategy. Liquid Gas Ireland outlined key actions that it believes the Government must take to recognise and support the role of LPG and BioLPG in a just transition to lower carbon energy and cleaner air in rural Ireland.'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} + 56 more
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Brexit Related Issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Carbon Tax; Alternative Fuel for Trucks
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Brexit Related Issues
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Implications of Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] France bringing in antigen Covid testing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
Irish Road Haulage Association
September–December
[Transport] Brexit
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)'}
Engineers Ireland
September–December
[Heritage] Engineers Ireland Regional Branch (Cork) invitation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Kieran McCarthy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}
Anew Support Services CLG
September–December
[Housing] The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage visited Anew's Supported Temporary Accommodation Service on 4th December (an outdoor visit with social distancing, in line with Covid-19 guidelines which were in place at the time) to celebrate our service by planting a Cherry Blossom Tree. We asked for a meeting with him to discuss the need to extend our service, to illustrate the value for money, effectiveness and high quality of service and discuss challenges for the service.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
Charities Institute Ireland
September–December
[Finance] Prebudget submission including an increase to the VAT Compensation Scheme, Study on Impact of COVID-19 and new increased Stability Fund in 2021, Sustainable Funding, Ensure sustainable funding for HSE Section 39, Innovation Grants, Tax relief to Encourage Greater Charitable Giving, Insurance Reform, Reducing the Burden of Compliance and Increased Resources for Charities Regulator to Proactively Promote the Benefits of Charities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more
Clancourt Management
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Dooradoyle Urban Quarter, Covid 19 and Crescent Shopping Centre
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat Daly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Vincent Murray', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Leddin', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Daniel Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Dan McSweeney', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Fergus Kilcoyne', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} + 10 more
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union
September–December
[Budgetary matters] the proposed Pension age increase
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[EU Affairs] Request for meeting sent to all MEPs regarding Draft Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more
Vape Business Ireland
September–December
[Health] Meeting invitation to Deputy John Lahart TD on behalf of VBI member Vincent Jennings, to discuss the opportunities of progressing legislation to ban the sale of vaping products to those under the age of 18.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Hanover Media Strategy Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
September–December
[Health] Engagement on National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020 and the newborn screening programme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
Irish Exporters Association
September–December
[Trade] EU Trade and Investment submission: Emphasising our call for the establishment of an export credit agency
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
An Post
September–December
[Communications] In light of a potential withdrawl of Ulster Bank from the Irish banking market, to highlight An Post's financial services and willingness to be part of any solution that may be under consideration by the Dept of Finance to help facilitate further competition in the market and in particular leverage An Post's franchise and relationships with SME's across Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}
Cork Chamber
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Supports for English Language Sector
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
Irish Tax Institute
September–December
[Taxation] Letter to the Minister of Finance regarding the practical impact of Finance Bill 2020 Committee Stage amendments to the Transfer Pricing and Tax Appeals legislation for Irish businesses and taxpayers.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Nursing Homes Ireland
September–December
[Health] Continued engagement and briefing regarding the Covid19 situation in nursing homes.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}
ESB
September–December
[Energy and Natural Resources] A range of engagements relating to the use of hybrid connections for embedded generation - combining offshore wind with existing thermal generation stations - to accelerate the delivery of offshore wind to meet the Programme for Government targets of 5,000MW by 2030. These include submission of a proposal on items to consider in relation to the MPDM Bill, in addition to separate engagements emphasising the criticality of the approach and the need for a speedy impl
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}
Charity Retail Ireland
September–December
[Trade] To highlight the view of SAGE that the closure of non-essential retail is viewed as having a low impact on COVID transmission,
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tony Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}
PricewaterhouseCoopers
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting to discuss the linkages between the Irish asset management sector and the Scottish sector post Brexit and also to highlight some concerns around the possible change to the delegation of portfolio management activities in the current European Commission review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}
Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie
September–December
[Employment] Discussed youth unemployment policy and encouraged the Deputy to support programmes in the space which follow European best practice in co-design and youth consultation
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Age Action
September–December
[Health] Budget 2021 priorities issues for Age Action -including impact of COVID19 on access to healthcare including home supports and related budgetary matters as part of the structured quarterly meetings between the Community and Voluntary Pillar and senior officials in the Department.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
Aer Lingus
September–December
[Social Protection] Application of Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
Age Action
September–December
[Social Protection] Budget 2021 priorities issues for Age Action -including pension adequacy and reform, secondary benefits, digital allowance, home supports
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}
ESB
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Engagements regarding the potential realignment on the Eastern Bypass Corridor (EBC) which is under the consideration of the South Port Access Review Group comprising DCC, NAT, TII and DPC.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Flanagan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}
Age Action
September–December
[Social Protection] Discussed a required change in legislation with regard to the pension age from 66 to 67 and the composition of the Commission on Pensions.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Age Action
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Budget 2021 priorities issues for Age Action - prioritizing equality of outcomes in the post COVID-19 phase, pension adequacy and reform, cost of ageing, poverty experienced by disadvantaged older people.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
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