Overwatch Report

Irish Heart Disease Awareness

September–December

[Health] heart disease awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Brassil', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Wheel

September–December

[Community] The Wheel attended the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis on 10th November in the RDS to raise awareness of the work of the Community and Voluntary sector and to call for the party to develop a comprehensive policy statement aimed at supporting the sector and its work.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

The Wheel

September–December

[Community] The Wheel attended the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on 10th November to raise awareness of the work of the community and voluntary sector and seek development of comprehensive supportive Fine Gael policy positions for the sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Mental Health Ireland

September–December

[Health] Increase awareness of Mojo, A collective of organisations working in partnership to facilitate skills building and personal development training programmes for men at risk of suicide

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

September–December

[Environment] Raising awareness of the potential serious impacts of Brexit on the Environment on the island of Ireland which is one single biogeographic unit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Philanthropy Ireland

September–December

[Community] To raise awareness of the work of Philanthropy Ireland and the broader philanthropic sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Ó Céidigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Mylan

September–December

[Health] Raise awareness of public health challenges of severe allergies and anaphylaxis.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

European Movement Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] To increase the Irish public's awareness of the UK's EU agenda and its impact on Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ni Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

European Movement Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] To increase the Irish public's awareness of the UK's EU agenda and its impact on Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Help Not Harm

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Through this period, Help Not Harm convened with numerous campaigns and organisations to draw awareness to the injustices of criminalising people who use drugs and to promote a health-based policy. Help Not Harm hosted Irish Council for Civil Liberties and others at the inaugural symposium in January and presented at the Trinity Economic Forum, University College Cork and Cork Institute Technology to promote these values.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "Emailed all TD's in office to clarify position on drug policy issues."} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Dyslexia Association of Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Pre-election grassroots campaign to raise awareness of issues faced by people with dyslexia - need for mandatory teacher training on dyslexia, greater access to dyslexia assessment and supports, need for review of RACE system of exam accommodations, and seeking increased funding for the Dyslexia Association

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerry Adams', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Bannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} + 248 more

Headway Brain Injury Services and Support

January–April

[Health] A grass roots letter-writing campaign to bring to the awareness of health spokespeople in all parties in the run up to general election 2016, about the specific needs of people affected by acquired brain injury

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tom Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kevin O'Keeffe", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lenihan Foley', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 32 more

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Awareness surrounding United Kingdom Referendum on European Union membership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Dermot Curran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Rory Montgomery', 'role': 'Second Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Enda Kenny', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Rehab Group

January–April

[Local Government] Raising awareness of the need to consider accessibility issues in planning for Sligo Town

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Healy', 'role': 'Councillor (Sligo County Council)'} {'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

January–April

[Local Government] Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) approached Westmeath County Council and asked local Councillors to participate in an Accessibility Awareness Campaign to highlight the access issues which people with disabilities living in Mullingar face on a regular basis.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Avril Whitney', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': "Una D'Arcy", 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'}

Epilepsy Ireland

January–April

[Health] Epilepsy Ireland & Headway invited Leo Varadkar Minister for Health to launch the joint #iseebeyond campaign, an awareness campaign to raise awareness of hidden disability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

DEBRA Ireland

January–April

[Health] General Election 2016 Awareness Campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Informal communication All TDs', 'role': "The intention of the mass communication was that local TD's calling to the doors of patients living with EB would engage in conversation about EB and become EB Aware."}

Irish Development Education Association

January–April

[EU Affairs] European Commission Development Education and Awareness Raising Grants Call

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Julian Clare', 'role': 'Director (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Vape Vendors Association

January–April

[Health] To raise awareness of the issues faced by independent SMEs in the vaping industry regarding upcoming regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Autism Action

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Election Manifesto from Irish Autism Action to help and support 276,000 people in Ireland living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are looking to establish a national autism strategy to improve the quality of lives of the families we support and we look to engage with the new Government in putting this forum in place to achieve this. We are also looking at creating a more autism friendly and autism aware society & ensuring that no young adult will be left without proper

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick (Former DPO)', 'role': '- (-)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'A mass e-mail to all members of Oireachtas with our election manifesto.'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Sheahan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

NICHE Health Project (Cork) CLG

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Young Knocknaheeny Area Based Programme held a stakeholder consultation event on the 3rd February 2016. The purpose of the event was to raise general awareness of the programme's implementation strategy and to promote the approach undertaken by Young Knocknaheeny to Community based Early Intervention. In order to raise awareness of the programme from a policy perspective, Cork City North-West and North-Central Councillors were invited to attend the event to highlight

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Tony Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'John Sheehan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

NICHE Health Project (Cork) CLG

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Raise awareness of the ABC Programme and Young Knocknaheeny ABC.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Pfizer

May–August

[Health] raise awareness of metastatic breast cancer which is an advanced form of breast cancer where early detection unfortunately does not improve survival. Even if diagnosed early, 30% of women diagnosed with early breast cancer will progress to metastatic disease. While there have been advances in breast cancer therapy, metastatic breast cancer currently remains incurable and many patients with metastatic breast cancer don't feel part of the the conversation around breast cancer.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members were invited to the launch (along with media, patient groups, medical organisations) of the Global Decade Report in the Royal College of Physicians on May 17th and were mailed a copy of the press release. A separate briefing was held in the Dail for all Oireachtas members on June 1st.'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': "Mary Mitchell O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Marie Keating Foundation

May–August

[Health] Meeting to make arrangements for Frances Fitzgerald walk during breast cancer awareness month

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Headway Brain Injury Services and Support

May–August

[Health] Raising awareness of concerns about waiting lists for neuro rehabilitation services in Cork

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Pfizer

May–August

[Health] The Pfizer Health Index is an annual survey of public attitudes and awareness across a wide range of health issues and topics from personal health to health investment to personal concerns. Each year Pfizer publishes a Report on the research results and hosts a briefing to announce the results which took place this year in the Science Gallery with Dr Nina Byrnes, Dr Cliodhna Foley Nolan and John Sharry.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members were invited to the launch of the research results (detailed above) and received an invitation and a copy of the press release.'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Aware

May–August

[Health] National Task Force on Youth Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Climate Change Awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Ned O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

The Irish Hospice Foundation

May–August

[Health] email to new Ministers of State to raise their awareness of IHF and end of life issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'John Halligan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Irish Lung Fibrosis Association

May–August

[Health] ILFA met with Minister Finian McGrath on 3 August to discuss spending a day with an IPF patient to help create awareness around IPF around IPF World Week taking place 17-25 September 2016. A pre budget was submitted to Minister McGrath, as well as transplantation documentation regarding transplantation issues affecting IPF patients and pre budget submission sent to Minister Donoghue, and Minister Harris.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Finan McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

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