Overwatch Report

Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Requested that Finian Mc Grath TD would look into funding from the Dept of Justice to upgrade our current CCTV System

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finian McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

September–December

[Community] I requested that Richard Bruton inquire about funding we had applied to the Dept R&CD and the status of the application.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Local Government] Business engagement on the enterprise agenda of Dublin City

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Freehill', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Nursing Homes Ireland

September–December

[Health] Engagement with Minister for Health regarding failure by the NTPF and Department of Health to publish the review of Fair Deal pricing mechanism.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Nursing Homes Ireland

September–December

[Health] Meeting sought with TD to discuss the continued delay and failure by the NTPF and Department of Health to publish the review of Fair Deal pricing mechanism and the continued need to address the ageing population with sufficient funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Fórsa trade union

September–December

[Heritage] Raising awareness of the Fórsa Archivists' Branch report on the management of the national archives and seeking to draw the Ministers of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform; and Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltachts' attention to the reports recommendations. This Includes an increase in staffing; the completion of the archive respository project; the provision of adequate staff and resources to facilitate implementation of the 20 year rule and reform of the National Archives Act 198

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Enniscorthy & District Chamber

September–December

[Environment] Met with Wexford County Manager Tom Enright, and lobbied for improvements to the towns Old Dublin Road Business Park

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Enright', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wexford County Council)'}

Cheeverstown Charity

September–December

[Health] Waiting lists for children, significant shortages of residential support, unmet need of families, respite, support for day services, multidisciplinary support, ageing transport fleet

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Engagement with local authority members and Departmental officials on development plan.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Lynam (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Jack O'Donnell", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Lawlor', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Charlie O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Mick Duff', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} + 4 more

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Arts] Proposals to encourage writing in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Lynam (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Cian Connaughton', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Taxation] Engagement with officials re taxation of REITs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}

Sage Advocacy

September–December

[Health] Recommendations on housing grants/adaptations for people with disabilities and older people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sage Advocacy

September–December

[Health] The funding made available to the Citizens Information Board in 2019 and the projected funding for both the CIB and the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NASPWD) in 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sage Advocacy

September–December

[Health] The number of people on waiting lists to receive support from the NASPWD, the average length of time people are on the waiting list, the longest period a client is currently waiting and the target time to respond to requests for support and also a breakdown of this information on an NASPWD regional basis.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sage Advocacy

September–December

[Health] To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be made available to the Patient Safety Advocacy Service in 2020, the number of staff that will be employed and the expected level of demand for the services it will offer.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Milford Care Centre

September–December

[Health] Pre Budget Submission and funding application in respect of 2020 aimed at ensuring ongoing financial sustainability for the Voluntary Hospices Group (VHG) submitted in my capacity as Chairperson of VHG on their behalf. in addition, the submission of a formal application on behlaf of all Section 39 Funded Hospices for a re-designation to a Section 38 Funded Agency, with one member seeking re-designation to that of a HSE run Hospice.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Mary Mitchell O’Connor', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Requested a PQ regarding the immigration status of students connected to an agency closure.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Crosscare

September–December

[Health] On behalf of CAS (Community Action on Suicide) a community group that most agencies in Dublin West are part of, Crosscare emailed all the local public representatives to invite them to a meeting with CAS to see what could be done to convince Jigsaw to keep an office in Clondalkin rather than move their South Dublin office to Tallaght and just treat Clondalkin as a satellite service.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Curran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Madeleine Johansson', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

September–December

[Social Protection] Letter concerning issues regarding informal insolvency and impact on low wage migrant workers accessing the Insolvency Payments Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Galway Chamber

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Discussion of Copenhagen Economics report on regional airports and national airport strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

September–December

[Finance] Discussing various EU and global policy issues pertinent to the asset management industry.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

The Federation of Independent Retailers

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The meeting discussed the substantial and damaging rises in business insurance premiums and the damage they are doing to small business in Ireland, the urgent need to review retail commissions paid by the National Lottery and the National Lottery License and a follow up on progress towards the creation of a small business ombudsman about which the NFRN have had previous discussions with Mr Moran.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin "Boxer" Moran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Email and phone call with Aoife NiFhearghail from the Department of Foreign Affairs where she requested a briefing document regarding our FGM/C Prevention Programme in Cork and all other FGM/C related activities we engage in in AAI. The document contained 4 asks for Government from ActionAid Ireland regarding FGM/C policy reform.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Roche Diabetes Care

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] Identifying future opportunities and challenges to diabetes management in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Distributed White Paper on future opportunities and challenges to diabetes management in Ireland to all Oireachtas members'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brassil', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Chambers Ireland

September–December

[Employment] Employer engagement DEASP with regard to job creations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Travel Agents Association

September–December

[Transport] Issues facing Travel Agents in particular relating to the Package Travel Directive and Consumer Protection Measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Imelda Munster', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

September–December

[Heritage] Hare coursing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnchú', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} + 1 more

P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd

September–December

[Health] An e-mail to address concerns regarding the media coverage of vaping related illnesses occuring in the United States.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Breathnach', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brassil', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Provided information on issue of mortgage switching

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Update and discussion of issue of separated borrowers in mortgage arrears

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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