Overwatch Report

daa plc

May–August

[Trade] Meeting with Revenue ahead of MOP 4 World Health Organisation briefing in Geneva re illicit tobacco.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Talbot', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Archdiocese of Dublin

May–August

[Transport] Engaged with Councillor Jim Glildea re the Bus Connects infrastructure project. If it goes ahead it will order a CPO of the property of St. Anne's Church in shankill

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd

May–August

[Transport] Discussion of bus services in North Dublin area

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Corina Johnston', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Polio Survivors Ireland

September–December

[Health] Asked Polio Survivors Ireland members to contact their TDs regarding an upcoming event, to highlight survivors' needs ahead of Budget 2025

Ibec

September–December

[Food] The main priorities, opportunities and challenges in the period ahead for indigenous Irish manufacturing and in particular the food and drink sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Dermot Mulligan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Ibec

September–December

[EU Affairs] Ibec's EU priorities ahead of the Presidency

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Forum of Family Resource Centres CLG

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] The Family Resource Centre National Forum (FRCNF) provided a briefing to Oireachtas members on the 25th of September 2025 in the AV room in Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The briefing is part of the FRCNF's calls for a renewed Government commitment to increase the National FRC Programme core funding for all 121 FRCs to €240,000 ahead of Budget 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email invitation circulated to all Oireachtas members inviting them to attend briefing on the the FRC National Forum Pre-Budget Submission 2026 held in the Dail AV room on September 25th 2025.'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 40 more

Simon Communities of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Email sent to TDs ahead of Dáil statements on housing plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''}

AHEAD

September–December

[Employment] Meeting to advocate for more dedicated pathways to postgraduate research careers for disabled people and more appropriate funding support for same.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dr Diarmuid O’Brien', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland)'}

Chartered Accountants Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Attended stakeholder forum at Department of the Taoiseach hosted by Minister for European Affairs ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

AgTech Ireland

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement with Irish MEPs ahead of a delegation of AgTech Ireland member companies visiting the European Parliament in Brussels in January 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd

September–December

[Transport] Photo call with the Minister and Go-Ahead Ireland SMT announcing 400 new jobs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Letter ahead of United Nations General Assembly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd

September–December

[Environment] Sharing information and briefing note ahead of Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill second stage debate in Dáil Éireann

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gareth Scahill', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Noel McCarthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Cocking', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Education and Training] Joint Letter with sector colleagues ahead of Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

The Logically Ltd

January–April

[EU Affairs] Approaches to manage the risk of foreign interference, including via disinformation, ahead of the European elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Sandyford BID CLG

January–April

[Transport] Panel discussion regarding candidates policies ahead of the upcoming European Parliament Elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Mental Health Reform

January–April

[Health] Email ahead of Spring Legislative Programme Publication regarding Priority Publication of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 202X/2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Mental Health Reform

January–April

[Health] Briefing on Youth Mental Health sent to all Deputies ahead of Sinn Fein's Private Members Bill on the Regulation of CAMHS on 27th Feb 2024. The text of the Bill, Explanatory Memo and Introduction Speech are available in the following links: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2023/83/ & https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2023/83/?tab=bill-text

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'One email sent to all TDs on 27/02/2024'}

Mental Health Reform

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Sinn Fein re mental health priorities ahead of their Private Members Bill that day. The text of the Bill, Explanatory Memo and Introduction Speech are available in the following links: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2023/83/ & https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2023/83/?tab=bill-text

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment

January–April

[Environment] WFD revision ahead of plenary vote on the 13th March

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': '08/03/24 Email to all MEPs calling for them to support ambitious food waste targets within the Waste Framework Directive revisions. Also highlighted work on textile waste and included Zero Waste Europe position paper on the Waste Framework revisions.'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd

January–April

[Transport] Service provisions in Dublin South West

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Lynch', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Vanessa Mulhall', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Go-Ahead Transport Services Ltd

January–April

[Transport] Discussion of bus services in North Dublin area

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Letter to Simon Harris outlining Business Priorities for the year ahead

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Fuzion Communications

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January–April

[Trade] Briefing document on the Port of Cork's activities, trade, and future business opportunities shared with Deputy Simon Coveney ahead of address at public event.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Acknowledge the allocation funding which will allow DRCC plan strategically to support victim/survivors of sexual violence for the year ahead

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Layla de Cogan Chin', 'role': 'Acting Chief Executive Officer (Department of Justice)'}

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Tourism] Donegal Tourism Associates meeting with members of of Donegal Tourism Directors. Discussions on the 2024 campaigns and feedback from the trade and stakeholders in terms of issues, concerns and opportunities for the season ahead.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McLaughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Brogan', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Harley', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin McDermott', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Michéal Naughton', 'role': 'Councillor (Donegal County Council)'}

Ballina Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[EU Affairs] Visit to Brussels to launch Ballina Chamber & Chambers Ireland Manifesto for Europe ahead of the upcoming EU elections.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

FASD Ireland CLG

May–August

[Education and Training] Wrote to the members of the Disability Matters Committee ahead of a session with Minister Hildegarde Naughton asking them to advocate on behalf of their constituents living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in respect of special education and inclusion.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Cork Business Association

May–August

[Community] Breakfast meeting to thank Ann Doherty ahead of her retirement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Fearghal Reidy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork City Council)'}

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