Overwatch Report

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] NWC Pre-budget priorities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] General Scheme of Automatic Enrollement Pensions Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Cost of living supports for lone parents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Reform of SPHE & RSE, Abortion Review and Expansion of free contraception scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Education and Training] Parlimentary Question on senior cycle SPHE

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Women's Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Contraception scheme roll out

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Women's Mental Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Abortion Review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation by email to attend NWC press conference on Abortion Review'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice, Private Family Law and Public Law Child Care Processes in relation to Domestic and Sexual Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation to the launch of the Report on domestic and sexual violence and the 3 legal processes'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Women in leadership and political participation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Women's Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Event / Reception All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'NWC attendance at Labour Party Conference'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Supporting family friendly local government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Daly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Limerick City and County Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[EU Affairs] Women in Leadership

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] Women's Caucus

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emma Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] A Toolkit Local Authorities on Supporting Family-Friendly Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Sarah Kiely', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Peggy Ryan', 'role': 'Councillor (Tipperary County Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Local Government] A Toolkit Local Authorities on Supporting Family-Friendly Local Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peir Leonard', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Miriam Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Avril Cronin', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Erika Doyle', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Grace McManus', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} {'name': 'Aoife Flynn', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'} + 27 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Follow up advocacy message post Abortion Review, and invitation to Repeal anniversary photocall'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[EU Affairs] North south relations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "Invitation to attend webinar discussion on women's representation across the island of Ireland, and Europe."} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Environment] To advocate and inform public programme on climate justice and just transition

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] To advocate for family friendly local government programmes at local authority level

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Ciara McHugh - mass email invitation to all Longford, Roscommon, and Westmeath councillors for Regional launch of NWC research: A Toolkit for Local Authorities on supporting Family Friendly Local Government'} {'name': 'Paddy Mahon', 'role': 'CEO (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'Samantha Healy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'John Brannigan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Longford County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Nevin', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (Longford County Council)'} + 12 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Women's Representation in politics

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Local Government] Women's Regional Caucus

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Event / Reception All Local Authority Members', 'role': "Women's Leadership officer was invited and presented NWC findings on regional caucus at event organised by the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government"}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Child Poverty Agency

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': '1 email invitation, and 1 follow up reminder email invitation to all Oireachtas members to attend the online launch of NWC Pre-Budget Submission.'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 16 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] NOPFA Pre-budget Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Gould', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Request of Numbers - Under 65's in Nursing Homes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] To discuss

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] EU VAW Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Domestic Violence Leave

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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