Overwatch Report

Fórsa trade union

May–August

[Education and Training] Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Donoghue (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Mass email sent to all Senators in August 2025.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Mass email sent to all TDs in August 2025.'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 163 more

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Impact of Non-Domestic Water Tariffs on Business

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cork Oireachtas members only.'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Ireland South MEPs only.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Cork City and County Councillors only.'} {'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Marine] Maritime Trade between Cork and US

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Ian Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Trade] Maritime Trade between Cork and US

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Ian Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Seamus McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Bookselling Ireland

May–August

[Trade] Pre-budget submission in relation to rates, funding for Foras na Gaeilge and school libraries and to include bookshops in the culture card scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Kennedy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including providing subsidised professional training for parents who are caring for their children with a disability or additional needs in disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Special Needs Assistant and more.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including providing subsidised professional training for parents who are caring for their children with a disability or additional needs in disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Special Needs Assistant and more.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Health] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including providing subsidised professional training for parents who are caring for their children with a disability or additional needs in disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology, Special Needs Assistant and more.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Amazon Web Services

May–August

[Communications] A discussion with senior officials on maritime permitting for subsea telecommunications cables.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Philip Nugent', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Joint engagements regarding critical issues facing voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Information sharing between the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers and the Department of Children, Disability, and Equality

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Ó Conaill', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

IRISH FISH PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

May–August

[Marine] The need to obtain listed status for Irish ports under the new control regulation similar to Denmark and Latvia

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Montague Communications Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Housing] Tackling high gearing levels experienced by Approved Housing Bodies delivering social housing and ensuring sufficient funding for cost-rental housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Joint call for Tax Relief for significant donors to charities and not for profits

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Food] US tariffs and trade uncertainty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Maria Dunne', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 8 more

Nasc Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Advocating on behalf of beneficiaries of temporary protection including accommodation and residency post Temporary Protection Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'}

Galway Simon Community

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with Minister James Browne and Minister Hildegarde Naughton at Sómas, our new housing development. We outlined the delays experienced at various stages of the development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Pieta House

May–August

[Health] Requesting statutory support for Pieta's self-harm and suicide intervention programmes and for full implementation of Sharing the Vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kiera Keogh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] To discuss Credit Union levies, to seek a 0% fee for 2026 and the need for clarity and consistency on the levies; ending limits as per CP159; and to update on quarterly results

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

DEBRA Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Debra and a number of organisations from the rare diseases community (Rare Diseases Ireland, Health Research Charities Ireland, Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science & Industry, Cancer Trials Ireland, Neurological Alliance Ireland, and NCBRS Worldwide Foundation requested support to host a rare diseases conference on the theme of “embedding research and innovation as standard in rare disease care” as an official event of the Irish EU Presidency.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

AerCap Holdings N.V.

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] General exchange on policy developments including tariffs/trade.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Aingeal O’Donoghue', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Helen Blake', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Byrne Nason', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Maeve von Heynitz', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Association of Social Workers

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) writing to express our full support for the tabling of an Emergency UN resolution scheduled for debate on Wednesday morning in the Dáil, calling for urgent and unhindered humanitarian aid access to Gaza through the United Nations mechanism

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Galway City Community Network

May–August

[Justice and Equality] An email was sent to both the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Rural and Community Development seeking clarification on the PPN seats on the Local Community Safety Partnerships.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Wildlife Trust CLG.

May–August

[Marine] The Common Fisheries Policy , the Marine Protected Areas Bill and the EU Ocean Pact

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Bookselling Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Email requesting a meeting to clarify requirements of new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Business concerns in relation to impact of US tariffs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Wind Energy Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Maritime Area Consents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Áine Doyle', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Wind Energy Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Ireland's national Designated Maritime Area Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Irish Association of Social Workers

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] The IASW deplores the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and we condemn the relentless genocidal actions by the Israeli government that has resulted in more than 50,000 deaths, including thousands of women and children. Many thousands more have been maimed, injured, and traumatised and face starvation in the coming days and weeks, as well as ongoing risk of death and injury, unless decisive international action is taken to stop the killing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Society members (Julie McCarthy, Gavin Maguire, and Michael Sharpe) met with Minister for State, Robert Troy to discuss their recently issued papaper on RTBF and answer questions from the minister on aspects of the code which is being enshrined in legislatiion currently.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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