Overwatch Report

ARI

May–August

[Community] Emailed ARI's European Parliament Election manifesto, ‘Amplifying Older Voices - Empowering Older People in Ireland and Europe,’ to MEPs and candidates.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Blaney', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 9 more

ARI

May–August

[Budgetary matters] ARI prebudget submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

May–August

[Marine] TRILATERAL FISHERIES AGREEMENTS

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinead McSherry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

May–August

[Marine] CLARIFICATION ON LAUNCH DATES

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'CAROLINE BOCQUEL', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Department of Agriculture and the Marine)'}

Pieta House

May–August

[Health] Requested statutory support for Pieta's self-harm and suicide intervention programmes and for full implementation of Sharing the Vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Parkinson's Ireland

May–August

[Health] Various politicians were lobbied to support increased HSE section 39 funding for Parkinson's Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 7 more

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

May–August

[Marine] Policy briefing re CFP issues and issues such as Coastal States Sharing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McSherry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

IRISH FISH PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

May–August

[Marine] General queries regarding specific schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

IRD Duhallow

May–August

[EU Affairs] advocate for greater inclusion of charities, community and voluntary organisations, and social enterprises in policy development and the co-design of European programmes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

The Wheel

May–August

[Community] Meeting with Minister O'Brien and Bairbre NicAongusa to advocate for greater investment in communities, including the development of supports for smaller community organisations who are not currently funded through social inclusion programmes, to support social cohesion and inclusion. To advocate for a timeframe for commencement of the Charities (Amendment) Act, 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Green Building Council

May–August

[Environment] Circularity, Embodied carbon and construction - Key actions to be taken in next 5 years

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Green Building Council

May–August

[Environment] Sharing IGBC's submission on the revision of the NPF

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish South & East Fish Producers Organisation Limited

May–August

[Marine] Meeting with Minister with regard to Coastal States Negotiations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

World Vision Ireland

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Sustainable Development Goals and International Humanitarian Assistance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Dublin Zoo

May–August

[Heritage] Sought to clarify remarks made about Dublin Zoo in the Dail

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Max Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

JTI Ireland Limited

May–August

[Trade] To seek clarity on the applicable regulations for new nicotine inhaling products on the market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

May–August

[Marine] Irish Aquaculture Sector

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of the Irish Motor Industry

May–August

[Taxation] The EU is proposing the introduction of additional tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China in to the EU including Ireland. This will impact on Motor Industry Distributors and Retailers importing such vehicles for sale.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Florance Carey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Marine] Climate action priorities to be included in this year’s Budget. This to include energy security, renewable energy generation, offshore and onshore, and decarbonisation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chambers-Ireland_2025-Pre-Budget-Submission_Final.pdf'} {'name': 'Meeting All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chambers-Ireland_2025-Pre-Budget-Submission_Final.pdf'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Sinead Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} + 3 more

William Fry

May–August

[Environment] Joint submission with Arthur Cox LLP, Matheson LLP, A&LGoodbody LLP and McCann Fitzgerald LLP on SI336/2024 The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 commenced on 6 July 2024. Issues have arisen around the interpretation of certain provisions and how they are intended to operate in practice. The submission's objective is to set out these issues and engage in a dialogue with the Department to achieve clarity on areas of particular concern.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Agriculture] A social media post asking the Minister of Agriculture Food and the Marine to close down the horse abattoir operated by Shannonside Foods in Straffan, Co. Kildare.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ARI

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Business plan for increased funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] Sharing Chambers Ireland's policy priorities for the year, which includes productivity and competitiveness

Public Officials Lobbied