Overwatch Report

Galway Simon Community

January–April

[Housing] Metting with Cllr Niall McNelis on January 13 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}

Galway Simon Community

January–April

[Housing] Attendended National Homeless Action Ccommittee meeting on April 11 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Galway Simon Community

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Seeking pay parity for Section 39 organisations with public bodies /section 38 organisations. This is critical in order to level the playing field, increase the attractiveness of roles within s39s, decrease the likelihood that staff who have developed significant experience with us will leave for better conditions elsewhere and improve staff morale.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Philbin', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Minister of State, Joe O'Brien - launching of Galway Simon Community 2021 Annual Impact Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Email correspondence with regards to Pay Parity between Public Sector and Section 39 organisations sent to Alastair McKinstry

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alastair McKinstry', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': "Martina O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Letter sent to all TDs and Senators in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon regarding pay parity and homelessness funding and sent on the 19th of September

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All TDs in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and sent on the 19th of September 2021'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Karen Golden attended Simon Week political briefing held in Leinster House on Thursday 29th September to meet with TDs/Senators from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon region who were to attend. No Senators attended from these regions on the day.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Meeting All Senators', 'role': 'No Senators attended from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon regions'} {'name': 'Meeting All TDs', 'role': 'No TDs attended from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon region'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Letter to Hildegarde Naughton TD and Meeting with Ivana Bacik, TD and Labour Leader and Councillor Niall McNelis and Karen Feeney and Fintan Maher from Galway Simon Community. Meeting to discuss pay parity and homelessness funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Galway Simon Community

January–April

[Finance] Criteria review for Covid-19 Stability Funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Paul Melia', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Health] Meeting with Minister about National Drugs Strategy Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Housing] Joint Committee on Key Issues affective the Traveller Community

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Galway Simon Community

September–December

[Housing] Simon Week Political Briefing on Housing & Homelessness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

IMPACT trade union

January–April

[Employment] Support for implementation of Labour Court recommendation regarding sleepover duty for Galway Simon Community staff

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Trevor Ó Clochartaigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs