Overwatch Report

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

January–April

[Health] Sharing information on life sciences sector in Ireland & on EU pharmaceutical package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Health] Sharing update in relation to Danone Ireland's new health commitments for its dairy, water and plant-based categories and seeking meeting to discuss the collective response to challenges of obesity and malnutrition.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Danone Ireland

January–April

[Food] Sharing an overview of Danone's food waste reduction efforts with Minister McConalogue and seeking meeting at Danone's Wexford factory to provide an overview of the Danone business in Ireland and to discuss priorities including the development of an indigenous biomethane industry, responding to Brexit, and supporting agriculture in the climate transition.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Káno Communications Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[EU Affairs] Nestlé's support of EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations and considerations to impact circularity of waste streams

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Tom Hanney', 'role': 'Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

Irish Episcopal Conference

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Seeking clarification regarding the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 when enacted and what resources will be provided to the agencies involved in processing applications under this legislation to enable these applications to be processed in an expeditious manner.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Howlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 8 more

Irish Egg Marketing Ltd

January–April

[Agriculture] The cumulative impact of suggested changes to EU regulation and the impact of new additional regulations arising from Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Regularisation Scheme for Undocumented People in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Gilbride', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'}

Ballina Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Quarterly meeting of the Economic Development, Enterprise Support, Planning and Marine SPC

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joanne Grehan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Duffy', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Al McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin McLoughlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Ger Deere', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Jarlath Munnelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} + 1 more

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to the implementation of the Nitrates regulations, climate action, the TAMS Scheme, Dairy Beef Calf Scheme and live exports.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Paul Savage', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine on genotyping scheme.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce

May–August

[Local Government] Event with Chamber members meeting Donegal County Council to receive updates on progress on various projects.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McLaughlin', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Donegal County Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Ward', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'}

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

January–April

[Communications] Various matters relating to the Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill and Coimisiún Na Meán

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more

Ability West

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Notify local representatives of poor compliance with HIQA standards, confirmed by HIQA inspection reports. Identify contributing factor in the under-resourcing of Ability West services and issue of lack of pay parity for Ability West employees (Section 39 agency).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eugene Murphy', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Clare Youth Service

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Request to challenge the lower rates of pay for under 18's performing the same work as over 18's. Request for accessible, respectful, listening and hearing youth focused mental health supports. Consideration of the impact of the housing crises on young peoples both young people living in unsafe family situations and young people hoping to access further education - choices for further education now based on ability to commute to a college rather than a desired or app

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Sharing Meta's vision for the metaverse and exchanging views on how Ireland can position itself as a front-runner in Immersive Technologies.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Lowry', 'role': 'Chief Information Officer (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 11 more

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

January–April

[Marine] The role of fisheries management in climate action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

January–April

[Marine] The implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy, the role of fisheries management in climate action, and Marine Protected Area General Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

January–April

[Marine] Marine Protected Area General Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] In February 2023, JRS Ireland attended a meeting at the Department of the Taoiseach in relation to Child Safeguarding and the Ukraine Humanitarian Response.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sheenagh Rooney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Social Protection] We sent information re the SDGs to members of the CSPCRDI in advance of a Committee hearing on the SDG progress of their relevant departments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joan Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Claire Kerrane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Environmental Pillar

January–April

[Marine] General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Coalition 2030

January–April

[Environment] Request to Chair and Clerk to take forward Coalition 2030's requests from Committee hearing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

January–April

[Marine] Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy & Supporting the Low Impact Fishers of Europe's call for an all-round and comprehensive response to implement Article 17

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} + 210 more

Irish Wildbird Conservancy

January–April

[Marine] Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy; Realising climate and biodiversity targets, and fisheries management; The upcoming European Commission Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems & the Common Fisheries Policy Review

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Macra na Feirme

May–August

[Food] letter seeking clarification as to why there are no representatives of Primary Producers at the retail forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Courtown Community Council

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Multiple engagements to discuss the findings of the Smart Village Plan, the outcome of the Courtown Regeneration Partnership meeting and the proposed landswap. Multiple calls made to delay a decision on the proposed land swap to allow for meaningful consultation and full clarity and transparency with the local people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Andrew Bolger', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Pip Breen', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Sullivan', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Devereux', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Kenny', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} + 10 more

KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

January–April

[Marine] Implementation of the Control Regulation by Ireland (DAFM and SFPA)

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)'}

Hemp Federation of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Request for clarification of matters of fact.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Marine Renewables Industry Association Ltd

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussion with Minister for ETI at MRIA Annual Dinner on 2 February; similarly with Minister for ECC at Annual Breakfast on 3 Februray

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Macra na Feirme

May–August

[Agriculture] Meeting with Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine on genotyping scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Gleeson', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhillips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Patrick Donohoe', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

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