Overwatch Report

Scouting Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Relocation of European Medicines Agency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Majella Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Lahiffe & Associates

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Housing] Correction of incorrect comments made by two Deputies under privilage in Dail Eireann relating to landlords in the private rental sector

Public Officials Lobbied

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

IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network

January–April

[Education and Training] Meeting with DES re. Divestment of Patronage in primary schools - the Schools Reconfiguration project. They wanted to meet IPPN to describe the proposed model and approach to reconfiguration of schools that they believe might work better than waiting for amalgamations, more of a ‘live’ or voluntary transfer process. They wanted to hear directly from principals and hear their concerns about the proposed process and strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Wall', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Simon Communities of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Outlining of proposals that the Simon Communities have regarding vacant housing ahead of the strategy to be published by the Housing Agency

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Simon Communities of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] To inform the Seanad Civic Engagement group about proposals the Simon Communities have regarding vacant housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Road Haulage Association

January–April

[Transport] Requirment to grant 'non EU work permits' - HGV

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Breathnach', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Brexit: business priorities and relocation of European Medecines Agency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Kelleher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Digital Agenda

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen Dixon', 'role': 'Data Protection Commissioner (The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Local Government] Engagement with Lord Mayor's office regarding launch of Greater Dublin's Greater Than Ever initiative.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Carr', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Minister's Office regarding launch of Greater Dublin's Greater Than Ever Initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Troy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Gaeltacht] Meeting with Minister for Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs at Brexit sectoral dialogue

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Capita Customer Solutions

January–April

[Communications] Capita manages the eircodes contract. The purpose of this meeting was a verbal update on the progress we are making with the dissemination of eircodes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Cronin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Pavanu Mobility Ltd.

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Pavement management

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anna Marie Delaney', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Offaly County Council)'}

My Legacy CLG

January–April

[Community] Support for the objectives of My Legacy to encourage more Irish people to make a will and consider including a legacy gift to charity.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Health] Health & Safety [Amendments to the Carcinogens, Mutagens Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Liberties Business Forum

January–April

[Local Government] Engagement with Dublin City Council CEO on matter of levels of emergency housing shelters/ addiction treatments centres in Dublin 8

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Owen Keegan', 'role': 'CEO (Dublin City Council)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Agriculture] Aid Scheme for Cereal / Oliseed Crops damaged by Extreme Weather Events

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Áine Kilroy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jonathan Hoare', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 24 more

Stiofán Nutty

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Agriculture] I co-ordinated and managed engagement with the Minister of Horticulture on behalf of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Stiofán Nutty

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Employment] I co-ordinated and managed engagement with the Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr Pat Breen T.D on behalf of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Stiofán Nutty

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Justice and Equality] I co-ordinated and managed engagement for the MII with opposition and government TDs to support progress of the Mediation Bill 2017. This also included preparing briefing documents for the MII that were circulated by MII to a number of TDs after Committee Stage and before Report stage advising on matters arising from Committee Stage.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stiofán Nutty (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Agriculture] Tillage Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Women's Collective Ireland (WCI) formerly National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks

January–April

[Justice and Equality] National Collective of Community Women's Networks (NCCWN) Scheme to support disadvantaged women's equality and inclusion - Women's Equality & Development Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Willie Byrne

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Lifting moritorium on development relating to current zoned lands & status of sewage scheme for Rathmichael area

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Bailey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Christ Church Cathedral

January–April

[Heritage] Lobbying HEather Humphries, Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltact through Bernard Durkin TD seeking funds for the repair of railings at Christ Church cathedral.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[Local Government] Waste Management (Tyre and Waste Tyre) Regulation 2007

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Keating', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Tipperary County Council)'}

Hume Brophy

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Traffic Management Measures in Dublin City Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan O’Brien', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to seek to constructively engage with the the Review of Public Bed Redesignation Charges.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

North West Hospice LTD

May–August

[Health] North West Hospice is commencing design / planning stage to build a new Hospice, approached local politician in Sligo to seek his support in securing the funds from HSE to build the Hospice when planning permission is approved. This planning permission is expected to be in place in March 2018.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Hanover Media Strategy Limited

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement in relation to Companies Act 2014 on behalf of Coalition for Irish International Companies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aidan Davitt', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 18 more

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