Overwatch Report

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Justice and Equality] 1 email to alert Deputy Mitchell that CLM would be attending the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community and requesting meeting to outline CLM’s priorities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Submission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community – focusing on the housing challenges, the Trailer Loan Scheme, the equality legislation and access to legal aid

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Submission on the on the National Energy and Climate Plan to address the insufficient detail related to emissions reductions provided in the NECP; to ensure a revised NECP includes measures to address energy poverty.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán ÓhÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Clare Morgan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denise Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 13 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Emails to update DPOs on our position on the Planning & Development Bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Email to Minister RE query about when the National Integration Fund awardees would be announced.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Submission on the National Adaptation Framework to Define Adaptation Objectives via National Resilience Indicators; to include communities and civil society on an ongoing basis; to continually assess public health to evaluate the effectiveness of adaptation; to deliver the Right to Adequate Housing; and to scale-up adaptation funding and resourcing across the board

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán ÓhÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Clare Morgan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denise Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 12 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Submission on the National Air Pollution Control Programme to address Ireland's exceedance of the legal threshold for Ammonia, to ensure a Just Transition in the implementation of air quality measures, and to address transboundary air pollution.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ó hÓbáin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Clare Morgan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Denise Duffy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 12 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Housing] Outreach on our Traveller accomodation clinics to inform Senator of the services that we offer and our policy priorities in the area of Traveller Issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Invitation to online Town Hall Meeting on the Planning and Development Bill 2023, informing them of proposed changes to judicial review in Part 9 of the bill.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Invitation to online Town Hall Meeting on the Planning and Development Bill 2023, informing them of proposed changes to judicial review in Part 9 of the bill.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'All Councillors of Dublin Local Authorities (LAs), Cork LAs, Galway LAs, Waterford, Clare, Wexford, Limerick, Kildare, Kilkenny, Wicklow - Invitation to online Town Hall Meeting on the Planning and Development Bill 2023, informing them of proposed changes to judicial review in Part 9 of the bill.'}

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Housing] Follow up correspondence to our presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’ conditions for access to social housing supports as set out in Part 2 of the General Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Community Law & Mediation’s election manifesto submission - Focusing on access to justice (civil legal aid), climate and housing priorities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Community Law & Mediation’s pre-budget submission 2025, focusing on access to civil legal aid and funding for environmental justice and children’s law initiatives.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Housing] Recommendations made in relation to strategic goals identified in the Statement of Strategy 2024 – 2025, including on the provision of a framework to ensure suitable housing system in Ireland; the improvement of quality housing stock; the effective operation of HAP; and increased delivery of Traveller-specific accommodation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Social Protection] Requests to submit 2 parliamentary questions relating to waiting times for emergency social welfare and for social welfare appeals in order

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Meetings to outline Community Law & Mediation’s election manifesto priorities focusing on access to justice (civil legal aid), climate and housing priorities.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Email correspondance to request that a PQ is submitted on funding for the regeneration communities under the European Social Intervention Fund

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

September–December

[Environment] Email correspondance to request that a PQ is submitted on the Coastal Change Management Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Email correspondance to outline Community Law & Mediation’s Programme for Government priorities focusing on access to justice (civil legal aid) and climate.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Community Law & Mediation

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Email correspondance to congratulate the TDs on their election to the Dáil and highlight Community Law & Mediation’s services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Haughey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Meeting to discuss the upcoming pre legislative scrutiny of the Planning and Development Bill 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Email outlining the contents of Community Law & Mediation’s submission to the review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Request to submit two parliamentary questions relating to proposed administrative scheme to deal with costs associated with initiating proceedings relating to non-compliance with national law relating to the environment; and the development of a national environmental policy position

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting to discuss the services offered by Community Law & Mediation and to make the TD aware of the mediation service (including the funding position of the service) and the Environmental justice clinic.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Email to arrange meeting to discuss services offered by COMMUNITY LAW & MEDIATION

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Housing] Community Law & Mediation’s proposal to enable Fair Deal service users to make their vacant home temporarily available to an approved housing body for use as short-term or transitional homeless housing

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Housing] Submission in response to public consultation on Statement of Strategy 2023 - 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Request to submit two parliamentary questions relating to the publication of the National Clean Air Strategy 2023 and the National Adaptation Framework.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Environment] Request to submit a parliamentary question relating to the publication of the Annex of Actions to the Climate Action Plan 2023.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Law & Mediation

January–April

[Housing] Reform of eligibility criteria for non-Irish nationals for social housing support

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Environment] Climate Action

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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