Overwatch Report

Age Action

May–August

[Communications] Age Action participated in a roundtable discussion on digital transformation of the public service for Eolas Magazine

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Angela Denning', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (The Courts Service)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Age Action is a member of the Coalition against Hate Crime, which lobbies for the enactment of hate crime legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 26 more

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] Budget submissions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Attendance at NESC meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Pre-election submissions to all political parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 1 more

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Meeting with SF spokesperson on older persons

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Health] Participation in Women's Health Webinar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Meeting with TD to discuss issues affecting older persons

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

January–April

[Health] Briefing to Labour Party Health Spokesperson

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Email to all TDs and Senators about the lost spending power of the State Pension

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 219 more

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Briefing Labour Party Social Protection Spokesperson

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Briefing to Senator

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Briefing to TD about issues affecting older persons

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Social Protection] Attendance at DSP Stakeholder Forum on Pay-Related Benefits

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Taxation] Presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Age Action

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Participation in a quarterly meeting as a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Age Action

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Participation in Digital Inclusion Roundtable

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Environment] Email containing details of CLM’s Open Letter (signed by the Irish Heart Foundation, Age Action, the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Threshold, Community Work Ireland, the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Pavee Point and Environmental Justice Network Ireland) to Minister Eamon Ryan following publication of the National Clean Air Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Age Action

May–August

[Health] Community and Voluntary Pillar bilateral meeting with D Health officials

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhán McArdle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Social Inclusion Forum hosted by Dept Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Attendance at National Economic Dialogue (NED)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Community] CV Pillar bilateral meeting with officials from DRCD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Participation in the launch of the Pension Promise Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Speaking at Pension Promise 'town hall' meetings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Attendance as member of National Economic and Social Council (NESC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Attendance at DSP Pre Budget Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'}

Age Action

May–August

[Social Protection] Briefing provided to new SF spokesperson on social protection

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Briefing to Oireachtas Committee on TCASM on 'cashless' GAA and digital exclusion from GAAGo

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Age Action

May–August

[Health] Communication to Minister Butler and O'Brien about the proposed changes to the treatment of residents' rental income under the Nursing Home Support Scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age Action

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Age Action's submissions on Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs