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Playtech Software Limited

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Communication to discuss future regulations with the GRA

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Marie Caulfield', 'role': 'CEO (Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Social Security Coordination Regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] LEEF Engagement and addressing cost of living challenges for workers in light of recent fuel protests

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Community] Seeking clarification on pay agreement in Community and Voluntary Sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

The Irish Traveller Movement

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Intercultural schools programmes. National Housing Plan adequacy for Travellers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Employment] ICTU Quality Jobs Policy Document

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Liam Quaide', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[EU Affairs] Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ann Graves', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Employment] ICTU Quality Jobs Policy Document

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Dunne', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'} {'name': 'Robert Brosnan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Joe O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Just Transition Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Housing] Raise the Roof Campaign

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor Sheehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Energy policy and Private Wires Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Don Bosco Care

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Address Crisis in the Care system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

January–April

[Finance] Engagements on capital markets developments (with a particular focus on retail investment in the domestic context and the future of financial markets (incl. tokenisation) in an international context). Engagements on the EU Savings and Investments Union initiatives including the Blueprint for a Savings and Investment Account, Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP), Pan-European Personal Pension Product Review (PEPP 2.0) and Retail Investment Strategy (RIS).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Conor Glynn', 'role': 'Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Andrew Smith', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 5 more

Retail Excellence Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Fuel Costs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Marine] Sent email to Connor McGuiness and Jennifer Whitmore asking them to consider SWAN to speak on its Aquauculture Report at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for the Marine

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Conor D McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Blockchain Ireland Collectives CLG

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Contact with Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Ireland's participation in EBSI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Kinnane', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister Christopher O'Sullivan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hannah Hamilton', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Environment] Letter (email) to Minister Browne

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Blockchain Ireland Collectives CLG

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Contact with OGCIO regarding Ireland's participation in EBSI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Marine] Chair sent email to Min Tim Dooley requesting meeting on Aquaculture

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Environment] SWAN sent a policy submission to a Sinn Féin TD to advocate for modernized inland fisheries policy in Ireland, emphasizing integration with EU environmental laws like the Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Blockchain Ireland Collectives CLG

May–August

[Finance] Invitation to Minister of State at the Department of Finance for a Roundtable

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[EU Affairs] Sent letter to Minister Darragh O’Brien, Minister Christopher O'Sullivan urging him to defend the Water Framework Directive (WFD) ahead of the EU Environment Council on 17 March 2026. Letter was forwarded to Minister James Browne

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Christopher O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[EU Affairs] Sent letter to Ministers responsible for European Affairs in view of the General Affairs Council on 24 February

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Finance] Sent letter to Ministers responsible for internal market and Industry in view of the Cometitiveness Council on 26 February

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

eircom Limited

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Telecommunications networks being locked out of providing high speed internet connectivity to new housing developments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Cussen', 'role': 'Planning Regulator (Office of the Planning Regulator)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Environment] Talked to Senator Malcolm Noonan and Roderic O'Gorman TD as part of Fair Seas on the need for urgent marine protected areas legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

January–April

[Environment] Talked to Minister Heydon and Bill Callanan on farm visit on the nitrates derogation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

eircom Limited

January–April

[Education and Training] Meeting regarding further education and training in ICT

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Liam Reid (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Press Adviser (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

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