Overwatch Report

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Environment] Meeting of the National Mirror Group on Climate Cities

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Green Building Council

May–August

[Environment] On behalf of members and to present recommendations from The Irish Green Building Council and the Vacant to Vibrant Buildings Alliance on the key actions required to support the re-use of vacant units above the shop in cities, towns and village centres.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ray McAdam', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Environment] Award of EU Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission Label to Cork City

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including modernising and expanding energy infrastructure like grids and storage capacities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-Priorities-2025-1.pdf'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including modernising and expanding energy infrastructure like grids and storage capacities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EU-Priorities-2025-1.pdf'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including extending the Living City Initiative to all cities and towns specified in the National Planning Framework.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10 emails'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'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

[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including expanding Special Regeneration Areas (SRAs) in cities where they are active and addressing tax disincentives associated with investing in vacant properties.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including revising the Croí Conaithe Cities scheme and reducing the requirements to avail of it to allow a percentage of apartments to receive support but be sold on the open market

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '6-10'} {'name': 'Ken Spratt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Transport)'} {'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)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Housing] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including revising the Croí Conaithe Cities scheme and reducing the requirements to avail of it to allow a percentage of apartments to receive support but be sold on the open market without the requirement for 100% owner occupancy.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Finance] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including providing core funding for EU-mission climate-neutral cities

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

[EU Affairs] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget, including providing core funding for EU-mission climate-neutral cities

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)'}

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] We contacted Deputies Wall, Nash, Kenny, Sherlock, and Senator Harmon, in their respective capacities as Labour's disability, social protection, education, and health spokespeople, to invite them to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a fully copy of the document for their consideration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] We contacted Deputies Ó Murchú, O'Reilly, O'Rourke, Doherty, and Cullinane, in their respective capacities as Sinn Féin's disability, social protection, finance, education, and health spokespeople, to invite them to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a fully copy of the document for their consideration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Inclusion Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] We contacted Deputies Quaide, Cummins, O'Callaghan, and Rice in their respective capacities as the Social Democrats' disability, finance, social protection, education, and health spokespeople, to invite them to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a fully copy of the document for their consideration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jen Cummins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Horse Sport Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Citizenship application for a high preformace athlete.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mike Bray (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Meath County Council)'} {'name': "Jack O'Donnell", 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Niall O’ Connor', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

May–August

[Employment] Industrial Relations Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

May–August

[Employment] Industrial Relations Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers Bill 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

South Leinster Citizens Information Service

September–December

[Community] Arranging the launch of the Citizens Information Service National Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Participation in ISSU Annual Skills Academy Political Panel Discussing Education, Vote at 16, Active Citizenship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Walsh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Feljin Jose', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Joan Hopkins', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

North Connacht and Ulster Citizens Information Service

May–August

[Social Protection] NCU CIS identified a disparity in legislation which placed a victim of the conflict in the north of Ireland at a disadvantage. A letter was submitted directly to the Minister for Social Protection, highlighting the anomaly.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Ran a grassroots petition, "Tánaiste - use these three words - THIS IS GENOCIDEl", calling on the Tánaiste to recognise Israel's atrocities in Gaza as genocide

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Meeting with AI's Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, and AI Ireland's Executive Director and Chief of Staff to discuss Israel's atrocities in Gaza and rest of OPT

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Sabrina Joyce-Kemper

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Ask TDs to advocate for citizens who sailed on Madleen currently held under unlawful and arbitrary detainment by Israel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Ask TDs to advocate for citizens who sailed on Madleen currently held under unlawful and arbitrary detainment by Israel. identified the violation of international laws, violation of human rights and EU Citizen Rights and asked TD to write to Israeli authorities, raise issue in EU Parliament and UN, Condemn the actions of the Israeli regime.'}

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

September–December

[Communications] Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kiera Keogh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Johnny Mythen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

September–December

[Social Protection] Industrial Relations Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Contacted to attend a meeting in the AV room on the 4th November 2025'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Nicholas Gogarty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more

South Connacht Citizens Information Service CLG

September–December

[Social Protection] Request for addtional Information Officers at launch of National Citizens Information Strategy on Wednesday 12th November

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

South Leinster Citizens Information Service

September–December

[Community] Launch of the Citizens Information Service National Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Graham Long', 'role': 'Acting Chief Executive Officer (Citizens Information Board)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Mary Freehill', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 17 more

Chambers Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including extending the Living City Initiative to all cities and towns specified in the National Planning Framework.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \nhttps://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'}

Chambers Ireland

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including expanding Special Regeneration Areas (SRAs) in cities where they are active and addressing tax disincentives associated with investing in vacant properties.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \nhttps://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'}

Chambers Ireland

September–December

[Housing] To highlight the recommendations of the Chambers Ireland pre-Budget submission 2026, including revising the Croí Conaithe Cities scheme and reducing the requirements to avail of it to allow a percentage of apartments to receive support but be sold on the open market without the requirement for 100% owner occupancy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Submission All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \nhttps://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'} {'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2026-PBS-FINAL.pdf \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-responds-to-budget-2026-a-budget-of-two-halves/ \n\nhttps://chambers.ie/press-releases/chambers-ireland-to-meet-ministers-on-urgent-infrastructure-reform/'}

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