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Bank of Ireland Group plc

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] To brief on a range of matters including Bank of Ireland’s refreshed strategy, support for home building, the importance of a level playing field for financial services, remuneration policy, the policy environment to support the introduction of new tax efficient investment accounts, and policy interventions to prevent fraud and financial crime.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien Garvey (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': "Paul O'Brien (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Oliver Gilvarry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 2 more

Grow Remote Ireland CLG

January–April

[Community] Email re update on our community work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Email to Minister Darragh O'Brien 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': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

State Street International (Ireland) Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting in Boston March 18th 2026 with Helen McEntee, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade and Minister for Defense. The Minister visited State Street’s HQ in Boston as part of her trip to join this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Boston. Present for State Street were Ron O'Hanley, Terri Dempsey, Tadhg Young, Joe Barry, and Liz Loyce.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Permanent TSB Plc

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting in relation to public policy areas including housing, planning, EU Presidency and Financial Literacy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Macra Raises Concern Over Rising Energy Costs for Young People in Rural Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Defence)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes Limited

January–April

[Local Government] Meeting with Eoghan Ryan to introduce Ciaran Fitzpatrick, CEO of Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Ryan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Rural policy narrative, CAP supports and rural–urban economic policy discourse

Public Officials Lobbied

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

LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG

January–April

[Justice and Equality] National LGBTQI+ Inclusion Strategy II

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Olive McGovern', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Aer Lingus

January–April

[Transport] Dublin Airport Passenger Cap

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ethna Brogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}

Friends of the Earth

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Recommendations regarading Private Wires bill (Pre-legislative stage)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Noel O'Donovan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes Limited

January–April

[Local Government] Meeting to discuss social, affordable and private housing in Wicklow.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Awareness raising of the impact of sexual violence and the importance of training in responding to disclosures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

January–April

[Community] Request for Bus service to day care centre

Public Officials Lobbied

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

EPIC Empowering People in Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Met with CEO Kate Duggan to exchange information

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kate Duggan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Child and Family Agency (Tusla))'}

The Ireland Funds

January–April

[Education and Training] Communication and meeting with Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Education and Youth to discuss further development of Music Generation (2027 - 2031) and its provision of performance music education to children and young people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paul Melia', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Aoife Conduit', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'}

Irish Medical Organisation

January–April

[Health] Invitation to the Minister for Health to address the IMO AGM 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to raise awareness of issues pertinent to the Irish health insurance industry to the HSE

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Gloster', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)'}

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Mental health supports and wellbeing in the farming community

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

January–April

[Community] Awareness of Dementia Cafe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Abbvie Limited

January–April

[Health] Competitiveness of Europe and Ireland in relation to Life sciences

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to launch the Insurance Skillnet

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Rehab Group

January–April

[Social Protection] Letter to Minister Dara Calleary re impact of changes in Wage Subsidy Scheme in Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Costello (Former DPO)', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

CoAction West Cork

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Engagement from local Representatives on behalf of individual Persons Supported within CoAction

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Noel O'Donovan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Future of the Common Agricultural Policy event organised by Members of the EU Parliament

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

GABRIEL IGNATIUS DOOLEY

January–April

[Environment] Farm land, rezoning

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Behan', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Fortune', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Stephen Stokes', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Orla Finn', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Louise Fenelon Gaskin', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}

Hume Brophy

January–April

[Transport] Engagement with Department of Transport regarding policy and regulatory considerations relating to night-time flight operations, airport capacity, connectivity, and economic competitiveness.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Aer Lingus

January–April

[Transport] Dublin Airport infrastructure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ethna Brogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport)'}

LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG

January–April

[Health] Invitation to speak at Pride Healthcare Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Marie Hoey', 'role': 'Chief People Officer (Health Service Executive)'}

MKC Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy and waste policy matters and regulation impacting the waste to energy sector and to encourage further engagement. Specific matters include district heating, Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill, the EU Climate Policy, ETS and EU Rules on Nitrous Oxide Canisters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Newsletter issued to Oireachtas Members providing information on CEWEP and key policy matters impacting the waste to energy sector.'} {'name': 'Martina Hennessy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} + 2 more

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