Overwatch Report

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] INHFA Rep Colm O'Donnell and others attended a Zoom meeting with MEP Luke Ming Flanagan to discuss CAP Post 2027

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] INHFA Vice President John Joe Fitzgeradl and others attended a meeting with Ciaran Mullooly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] INHFA Chair Micheal McDonnell and others attended a meeting with MEP Barry Cowan to discuss CAP Post 2027

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

FuturEnergy Ireland Holdings DAC

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Wasted energy in Ireland and role of long-duration storage (LDES) as a possible solution.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Screen Producers Ireland

May–August

[Arts] Broadcasting Amendment Bill 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email with attached briefing document'}

Young Social Innovators

January–April

[Education and Training] Youth Pulse Green Paper – Enabling Young People to Have a Voice: An EU Perspective. Document distributed to all Government Ministers in February 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 9 more

FND Ireland

January–April

[Health] FND Healthcare services in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Costello', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Nicholas Gogarty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 22 more

The ONE Campaign

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Presented to a dinner on development priorities for the Irish EU Presidency organised by the Gates Foundation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cycling Campaign CLG

January–April

[Transport] Invited Seán Canney to our Spring Irish Cycling Campaign Gathering in Galway. Raised the evidence of the unintended consequences of helmet mandates and the conflation of illegal use of high-powered ebikes with legal pedal assist bikes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Clúid Housing

January–April

[Housing] Meeting to discuss retrofit funding, grants and Clúid report launch

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA)

May–August

[Transport] Concern about the proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to all flights departing Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

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

FIL Investment Management (Ireland) Limited

May–August

[Finance] Saving and Investment Accounts, upcoming Irish presidency of the EU Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Seed Trade Association

May–August

[Agriculture] NGT EU Regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Irish Canoe Union

May–August

[Sports and Recreation] Provided an overview of a planned sports facility.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

The Liberties Community Project

January–April

[Housing] Regeneration of Oliver Bond House

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Douglas Hyde

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Development and Zoning] As part of a statutory process, attended a meeting with planning officials following up an earlier formal submission to Meath County Council seeking a change to residential from employment uses zoning of land at OLd Bsalreask, Navan, Co. Meath

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Douglas Hyde (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Director of Engineering Services (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Gareth McMahon', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)'}

Tralee Chamber Alliance

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy (RSES) Consultation - Tralee Chamber Alliance Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mikey Sheehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Credit Union Managers Association

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Credit Union Sectoral Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Malahide Community Forum

January–April

[Local Government] Contacts with elected Councillors on a variety of local matters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aoibhinn Tormey', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian McDonagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Haughey', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Airfield Estate

January–April

[Agriculture] Letter to the Minister seeking consideration of revised funding eligibility criteria for agritourism initiatives, to recognise the role of urban agricultural centres in delivering national agri-food and tourism objectives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

May–August

[Education and Training] INTO Pre Budget Campaign 2027

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email of invitation issued to all members of the Oireachtas on 13 May and 3 June 2026 to attend the INTO National Lobby Day on 10 June 2026.'}

brian curran

May–August

[Sports and Recreation] Offered sites for Swimming pool loughrea County Galway.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shane Curley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'sean canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)'}

Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

May–August

[Health] Invite sent to Minister for Health regarding the MS International Federation (MSIF) are delighted to invite you to the World Health Assembly to attend an official side event ‘Delivering on Brain Health: Implementing IGAP and the Political Declaration on NCDs’ taking place at the WHO Headquarters

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

May–August

[Health] Organised AV room to launch MS Ireland's pre-budget submission 2027

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '5 invites/reminders regarding the event sent to all'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dempsey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 36 more

Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

May–August

[Health] Contacted Billy Kellehers office regarding MS Nurse Pro event during EU presidency

Public Officials Lobbied

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

European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Spoke about the Death of Yves Sakila

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Legal definition of racism

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

PGIM

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Securitisation Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] School inspections; inspectorate support for the redeveloped curriculum; Gaeilge; Behavours of Concern

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Yvonne Keating', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Patrick Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Chief Executive (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment)'}

Dwyer Nolan Developments Ltd

May–August

[Local Government] Wicklow Call for Sites

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gail Dunne', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Shane Langrell', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Danny Alvey', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}

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