Overwatch Report

Ibec

September–December

[Agriculture] Letter outlining challenges facing meat sector arising from Mercosur Trade Agreement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Carroll (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jack O’Donnell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Joanne Lonergan', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Concern Worldwide

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Humanitarian Situation in Sudan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael Gaffey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Fergal Mythen', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Hanover Media Strategy Limited

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Sharing publication of new paper from The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Wheel

September–December

[Community] The Wheel's Manifesto for General Election 2024 was sent out to all election candidates. The Manifesto details a range of proposals for supporting the community and voluntary, and social enterprise, sector across various areas of policy. It can be viewed at www.wheel.ie.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "The Wheel's Manifesto was sent out to all election 2024 candidates, including sitting TDs."} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "The Wheel's Manifesto was sent out to all election 2024 candidates, including sitting councillors."}

FASD Ireland CLG

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Lobbied various stakeholders on the FASD Ireland Pre-Budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Sent the Pre-Budget Submission via email to all TDs and encouraged them to support the proposals laid out within.'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Bernie McNally', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} + 14 more

Samaritans Ireland

September–December

[Health] 3 Asks 4 Change: Key Priorities for the 34th Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'A mass email of our Key Priorities for the 34th Programme for Government was sent to all elected members.'} {'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'Postal mailing of our Key Priorities for the 34th Programme for Government was sent to three main political parties.'} {'name': 'Barry Heneghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Raise awareness of a series of policy papers published by the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) that outline the collective view of the Electricity Sector on achieving our post-2030 Zero e-Mission Future. These policy papers follow on from a 2020 study prepared by the EAI and MaREI SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine Research and Innovation on what the all-island electricity system needs to look like in 2030 on the way to fully decarbonised e

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Matthew Collins', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Bolger', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 7 more

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

September–December

[Environment] Supporting the Living Rivers Europe coalition urging of decision-makers in the European Parliament to mainstream the protection of water and freshwater ecosystems (such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, deltas and estuaries) across the policy spectrum, so that water quality and water availability are factored into the decisions we make concerning Europe’s agriculture, industrial policy, energy and transport.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

September–December

[Marine] Need for Marine Protected Areas Bill to be published with management plans to give strong protection.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}