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

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Remote Witness Hearing Pilot Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

May–August

[Agriculture] FCI Submission to Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine and the National Fodder & Food Security Committee

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Barry Cassidy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Veterinary Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Communication with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, regarding the content of the RTE Investigates documentary “Horses: Making a Killing” which aired on Wednesday, 12th June 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Veterinary Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Bradford (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'June Fanning', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 49 more

CBM Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Asking Irish government in promoting and helping to secure a much-needed increase in the EU 2025 humanitarian budget.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Federation of University Teachers

May–August

[Education and Training] Pervasive issue of precarious employment in Higher Education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Elisa O'Donovan", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Veterinary Ireland

May–August

[Agriculture] Veterinary Ireland Submission to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Surgical Artificial Insemination in Greyhounds

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Engagement with Tánaiste on the impact of the new Gambling Bill on charity fundraising

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Cork Business Association

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] CBA requested a meeting to discuss various topics - Present our new strategy, Concerns with cost of doing business, Concerns with safety and cleanliness in Cork, Event Centre status, Budget 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

May–August

[Environment] Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to seek clarification on the requirements for rural contractors to provide hedge management services in order to make rural roads safer.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 28 more

Investment Company Institute

May–August

[EU Affairs] Funds sector 2030 review, Macroprudential approach to Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries (NBFI), Capital Markets Union (CMU)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Kathleen O'Meara Public Affairs Consultant

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Justice and Equality] The need for amendments to the Gambling Regulation Bill to meet the concerns of charities which are fundraising

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kathleen O'Meara (Former DPO)", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Tom Clonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd

May–August

[Transport] Submission from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) – to seek clarification on the requirements for rural contractors to provide hedge management services in order to make rural roads safer.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Sharing the Oireachtas Disability Groups Pre-Budget 2025 Messages

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Seery Kearney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 20 more

Ibec

May–August

[Agriculture] Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Sheahan', 'role': 'Director of Operations (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Colm Hayes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'June Fanning', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

May–August

[Heritage] Lobbied the Ministers and other politicians to get the Marine Protected Areas Bill published urgently

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

May–August

[Marine] Marine Protected Area Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Screen Guilds of Ireland

May–August

[Arts] An email was sent to Ivana Bacik asking her to assist us in getting clarification on the issue of Employer PRSI for temporary workers in the film industry who work as 'Dailies'. We outlined that It is an unworkable situation both for us as production companies and for the film crew members, and we believe the interpretation by Revenue that Karshan is applicable to our Daily workers is incorrect.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Alcohol Action Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Obtain data on costs relating to Gardai salaries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Kildare Youth Services

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Met with Catherine Murphy TD in Monasterevin on May 10 2024 with Pat Balfe, who at that time was seeking election as a local councillor. We discussed Youth work funding and the challeneges we face in Kildare access parity of funding levels with other parts of the country. We also discussed the cvhallenges we face in sourcing, and affording, suitable facilites for youth works ervices in the region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Balfe', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Saorgus Energy Limited

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Several contacts by email and phone with Cllr Geraldine O’Donoghue (Galway CC), Sen Ml McDowell and Taoiseach Simon Harris regarding the potential to use the IROPI mechanism to regularise the planning position of the many wind energy projects nationwide that are already, or will soon be, outside of the period of validity of their planning permission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Donohue', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'}

County Kildare LEADER Partnership CLG

May–August

[Community] Delay in dealing with the Charities Regulatory Authority

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Association of Social Workers

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) is extremely concerned at the content of the latest report from the Child Law Project (CLP): Volume 1 2024 and calls for urgent action to be taken on the issues arising.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

May–August

[Marine] Aquaculture

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All Councillors', 'role': ''} + 79 more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

May–August

[Agriculture] Increase in Non-Domestic Water Tariff

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Aodhan O'Riordain", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 23 more

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Campaign in support of the Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''}

Chime

May–August

[Health] Development of public health programme to manage the high level of unaddressed hearing loss in Ireland and to consider the recommendations of a WHO report on ear and hearing care published in March 2021.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Susan Mitchell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Chime

May–August

[Education and Training] Educational outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

NBI Infrastructure DAC

May–August

[Communications] Engagement and information sharing regarding the delivery of broadband infrastructure as part of the National Broadband Plan.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Anna Marie Delaney', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas Mawe', 'role': 'Acting Head of Finance (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrew Murray', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brannigan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'Thomas McEvoy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Louth County council)'} + 2 more

The Iveagh Trust

May–August

[Housing] Raising awareness of the work of The Iveagh Trust charity in social housing and its hostel for the homeless.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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