Overwatch Report

Enclude

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] We sought to make officials within Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform aware of benefits of Enclude's IT system used by over 60% of community and voluntary addiction services in Ireland, and to explore how this approach might be adopted in other social service areas.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orlaigh Quinn', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Google Ireland Limited

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Promotion of technology awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Noel Waters', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Marion Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Kidney Association

September–December

[Health] The current state of Kidney Transplantation in Ireland, Organ Donor Awareness Campaigns – funding, Transport of Patients to and from centres - Acute Hospital Groups – equity of treatment, National Renal Office (NRO), Medical Cards – Renal Patients Chronic Long-term for life and Home Treatments – out of pocket expenses.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Ryan Meade

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Promotion of technology awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ryan Meade (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Noel Waters', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Marion Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland

May–August

[Health] We discussed - A multi-disciplinary care clinic for adults with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus, Personal Assistant (PA) hours, Lengthy delays in receiving wheelchairs and mobility aids, Equality of access to services, The ageing SBH population, Folic Acid Awareness Campaigning, Transport / Resource Centre – Service Provision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Association of Funeral Directors

September–December

[Health] The Irish Association of Funeral Directors have met with Minister Simon Harris T.D. on October 19th 2016 with a view to raising the profile of the organisation, hospital deaths, consideration of the previous bereavement grant and infectious disease awareness among other issues.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Irish Kidney Association

January–April

[Health] Invitation sent to Leo Varadkar inviting him to the launch of our Organ Donor Awareness Campaign on 29th March

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Transgender Equality Network Ireland

September–December

[Health] Invitation to launch of TENI's new mental health guide and participation in TENI's Mental Health Awareness Week.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "E-invitation to the launch of TENI's Mental Health Guide was circulated to a wide range of TDs and Senators."}

Marie Keating Foundation

September–December

[Health] Attendance by Tanaiste & Minister for Justice at Marie Keating Foundation awareness coffee morning and 5k walk to highlight breast cancer awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Heart Disease Awareness

May–August

[Health] heart disease awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network

September–December

[Education and Training] Meeting with Minister Bruton - to raise DES officials awareness of problems arising from insufficient substitute teachers. The lack of a step down facilities for teaching principals who are experiencing burn out - many of these principals are more than happy to teach but cannot fulfil the role of principal and teacher. Also discussed was the funding crisis in many schools due to the late arrival of finance which the DES pays in arrears.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}

Irish Deaf Society

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Justice and Equality] On 19th Sept Minister Finian McGrath launched the Irish Sign Language Awareness week to promote Irish Sign Language (ISL) nationally. on 28th Sept Caoimhg Caolain chaired the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on ISL and published report on 13th October. On 19th October the ISL Recogniton Bill was passed at 2nd Stage of Seanad with no objection from the Governement. Dail Debate on ISL was made on 10th November.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Senator Mark Daly and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'we emailed all TDs and Senators, media, facebook of IDS for support to the motion at Seanad and debate at Dail.'}

Irish Heart Disease Awareness

September–December

[Health] heart disease awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Co-operative Housing Ireland Society Limited

September–December

[Housing] Awareness raising of older people's housing co-operatives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Daithí Doolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Headway Brain Injury Services and Support

September–December

[Health] Meeting to raise awareness of needs of people with Acquired Brain Injury and to discuss Limerick Council decision to withdraw bin waiver from those on Invalidity Pension

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Sheahan', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'}

Polio Survivors Ireland

September–December

[Health] Increasing awareness of polio across the community and education of those in statutory bodies

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ActionAid Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Meetiing in Leinster House to raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Greece

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Maureen O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maria Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Traders in the area supporting the cultural quarter limited t/a The Temple Bar Company

September–December

[Justice and Equality] The Temple Bar Company wrote to all TD's in the Dublin Region making them aware of concerns we had with regards the proposal to open a supervised injection centre in Dublin City Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 34 more

Key Capital Limited

September–December

[Communications] Conor Killeen, CEO, Key Capital met with Deputy Eoghan Murphy T.D. on 19th December 2016. There was a general discussion including the subject of the potential for new legislation on defamation. Deputy Murphy was not aware of any potential changes in the area.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

National Centre for Youth Mental Health

September–December

[Children and Youth Affairs] Jigsaw Dublin 15 - Invitation to Community Awareness Event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Darragh Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Eithne Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Natalie Treacy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ted Leddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Sandra Kavanagh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} + 7 more

Burson Cohn & Wolfe

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] Addressing the challenges of metastatic cancer patients at the European level. Raise awareness of the difficulties of the terminal diagnosis and achieve changes in policy towards “Better Policy for Metastatic Cancer patients”. In particular in the workplace and in relation to their carers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Penal Reform Trust

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Finalise funding for IPRT research, policy and awareness activities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caron McCaffrey', 'role': 'Director General (Irish Prison Service)'}

Epilepsy Ireland

September–December

[Health] Requested meeting regarding the work of the FACS Forum, which is working on awareness/ advocacy issues around the use of the epilepsy drug sodium valproate and its effects in pregnancy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Letter and feedback to Cosc - The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the Department of Justice & Equality on the 19th of December regarding the National Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marion Walsh', 'role': 'Director (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

September–December

[Transport] Raising awareness amongst constituents of Iarnród Éireann community support CSR initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Raising awareness amongst constituents of Iarnród Éireann community support CSR initiative'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Raising awareness amongst constituents of Iarnród Éireann community support CSR initiative'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Raising awareness amongst constituents of Iarnród Éireann community support CSR initiative'}

World Vision Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] To make Minister Joe McHugh aware that an event to launch World Vision Ireland's maternal and child health programme, AIM health's end line evaluation report was to be postponed. Minister McHugh had previously agreed to speak at the event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Simon Communities of Ireland

September–December

[Housing] Invited all members of the Oireachtas to a briefing on homelessness and housing crisis. To make them more aware of the issues at both a national and local level.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lobby day All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'The briefing took place on the 1st October 2015 in the AV room of Leinster House between 11am and 2pm.'}

COPD Support Ireland

September–December

[Health] Launch of COPD Awareness week and our manifesto of 5 key asks for government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Members were invited to the launch'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jillian van Turnhout', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Cancer Society

September–December

[Health] Men's Health Awareness

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Derek Keating', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jim Walsh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Cáit Keane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Imelda Henry', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Treoir (Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children)

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Sought funding to raise awareness of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and the Civil Registration Amendment Act 2014 which are due to be commenced and will have a very significant impact on unmarried parents, their children and extended family members

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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