Overwatch Report

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

September–December

[Environment] IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Multi-Species Sward Scheme Including Red Clover

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 72 more

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Discussion on Nitrates Derogation at an event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Hosted a visit to Brussels for Lee Strand Co-op who visited the EP

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Short meeting to discuss concerns about Common Market Organisation proposed changes by Commission with the shadow rappateur on the file in EP

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Letter asking for support of ammendments on Common Market Orgnisation proposal regarding manditory contracts for farmers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] General discussion on topical issues

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Responding to a request for input regarding the Commission presentation on Environmental Omnibus. EPP AGRI collecting MEPs input on this legislative package with regard to proposals that could affect the agricultural sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] To seek support for ammenments in trialogue meeting regarding Common Market Organisation proposed legislative changes under manditatory contracts for farmers,

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Invited to meet visiting journalists by MEP for general overview of our role in ICOS Brussels

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Outlining ICOS position on Common Market Organisation proposed legislative change under manditatory contracts for farmers

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Irish Society for Autism

September–December

[Social Protection] Advocated that is it imperative that a permanent and regular cost of disability payment is available to people living with additional costs in relation to their disability.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Craig Dwyer', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)'}

The Irish Society for Autism

September–December

[Social Protection] Discussed issues relating to the administration of the Work and Access programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Craig Dwyer', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)'}

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd

September–December

[Agriculture] Hosting a visiting delegation from Tirlan who were visiting Brussels for various meetings

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Online meeting with All-Party Oireachtas Group on Dementia which as held on 8th September.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Transport] Online Ministerial Accessible Transport Forum which took place on 29th September 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'}

Irish Federation of University Teachers

September–December

[Education and Training] Sectoral Engagement in the Higher Education Sector, University Governance and Fastway Redundancies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Access to cancer surgery

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Sunbed regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

National Adult Literacy Agency

September–December

[Education and Training] OECD Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle 2

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Brien", 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Social Protection] Energy hardship

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Naoise Ó Muirí', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Clendennen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Coffee and Chat event with public representatives at the Coffee Dock in Leinster House on Tuesday, 30th September 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invites to attend the meeting was sent to all TDs and Senators on 18th September, 25th September, and 29th September.'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 31 more

COPE Galway CLG

September–December

[Finance] Budget 2026, calling for targeted, adequately resourced, and structurally transformative policies to address pressing social challenges including in the areas of housing, homelessness including youth homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, older people, poverty eradication, and supports to the Community and Voluntary Sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louis O'Hara", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

Society of the Irish Motor Industry

September–December

[Taxation] Budget 2026 - the key issues for SIMI in Budget 2026 were taxation and incentive policy in relation to motor vehicles, particularly Electric Vehicle (EV) Supports and EV charging infrastructure and in relation to tax, no increases in VRT, Road Tax or BIK in Budget 2026.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '2 Emails sent to all Oireachtas members including summary of\nrequests for Budget 2026 and invitation to Lobby Meetings in\nBuswells.'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 29 more

Communicate Ireland

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Employment] This was to engage with relevant stakeholders in the regions concerning their perspective, policies and experience of Remote Working, its impacts and implications. The research is part of an EU wide programme and headed up in Ireland by Professors Paul Ryan and Giulio Buciuni with the lead on the EU side under the auspices of Prof Marco R Di Tommaso of the University of Bologna.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Whelan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Rainey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Angela McEvoy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Paddy Buggy', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'James Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Marie Tuohy', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Christmas Jumper Day event in the Coffee Dock in Leinster House, a special gathering hosted with the All-Party Oireachtas Group on Dementia in support of people living with dementia.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invites were issued to all Oireachtas members to attend the event on 27th November and 8th December.'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Sent an open letter to the Government from our working groups (Irish Dementia Working Group and the Dementia Carers Campaign Network) in relation to Blister Packs being an essential support for people with dementia and family carers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'George Lawlor', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Afri

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Continued advocacy regarding Ireland joining the Hague Group and adopting its proposed measures, including in-person delivery of a civil society open letter and public petition to three Senators during this period.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] The Alzheimer Society of Ireland in partnership with Frascati Centre, is officially launches Dublin’s first dementia-inclusive shopping centre on Thursday, November 6th with support from Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Jack Chambers TD.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Encouraging elected representatives to take part and provide assistance in supporting local Alzheimer's Memory Walk events, which is an annual fundraising and awareness campaign by The ASI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gearóid Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Fergal Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Looney', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Gobnait Moynihan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Create and awareness of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland's Friends of ASI initiative within local communities to make them more welcoming to people impacted by dementia.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Madden', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Fiona Bonfield', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Damian Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Eileen Lynch', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "John Paul O'Shea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Kate Lynch', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} + 5 more

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