Overwatch Report

Screen Producers Ireland

January–April

[Finance] S481 Regional Uplift

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Video tweeted calling on Minister Eamon Ryan to withdraw Ireland from the Energy Charter Treaty

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] emailed Rodric O gorman to request attendance at housing meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] Emailed Paul Donnelly to request attendance at housing meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] emailed Jack Chambers to request attendance at housing meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] emailed Leo Varadkar to request attendance at housing meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Emails sent individually to DPOs telling them that we want the use of Glypohsate banned in Ireland and whether they would agree to get tested for Glypohsate themselves

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more

Uplift

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Eamon Ryan's advisers Paul Kenny, Caoimhin Smith, Aisling Greene and Anthony O' Grady

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Caoimhin Smith', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': 'Aisling Greene', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': "Anthony O'Grady", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Follow-up email confirming Ireland's intention to leave the Energy Charter Treaty via Option 1 (full withdrawal) as agreed by Paul Kenny during meeting on June 1st 2023 with Eamon Ryan's advisers Paul Kenny, Caoimhin Smith, Aisling Greene and Anthony O' Grady

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paul Kenny', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Caoimhin Smith', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': 'Aisling Greene', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'} {'name': "Anthony O'Grady", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] emailed Charlie McConalogue asking him to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] emailed Holly Cairns asking her to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] emailed Sean Kelly asking him to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] messaged Senator EIleen FLynn asking her to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] messaged lynn boylan asking her to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] messaged Christopher o sullivan asking him to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] " messaged Thomas Pringle asking him to get tested for glyphosate"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] messaged Niamh Smyth asking her to get tested for glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[EU Affairs] Asked Uplift members to email all of their MEPS ahead of the environment committee vote on the nature restoration law to ask the MEPs to support the proposed regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': '675 emails sent to 13 Irish MEPs'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members sent emails to Charlie McConalogue asking him to ban glyphosate

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Foreign Affairs] Uplift members sent emails to Micheál Martin demanding that Jameson Whiskey sales be blocked in Russia

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members were asked to email Eamon Ryan, telling him that you support pulling Ireland out from the Energy Charter Treaty

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members were asked to Tweet Eamon Ryan, telling him that you support pulling Ireland out from the Energy Charter Treaty

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

May–August

[Housing] Uplift members were asked to email their TDs asking them to vote to restore the eviciton ban

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '839 emails were sent to TDs'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed Cork TDs asking them to take action to protect Cork's drinking water after excessive levels of pesticide glyphosate were detected

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

Uplift

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Uplift members emailed their TDs asking them to block the vote to make it a crime to share information about a Data Protection Commission procedure.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '1674 emails were sent to TDs'}

Uplift

May–August

[Local Government] Uplift members emailed Cork Councillors asking that extra measures be put in place to make county library staff feel safe.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': '5352 emails were sent to Cork City Councillors'}

Uplift

May–August

[Environment] Uplift members emailed Green Party TDs asking them to pull Ireland out of the Energy Charter Treaty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Uplift

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Uplift members emailed TDs to ask them to ensure that there are sufficient funds allocated to foster care in Budget 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '1568 emails were sent to TDs by Uplift members'}

Uplift

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Uplift members emailed TDs to ask them to ensure that there are sufficient funds invested in foster care in Budget 2024.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '2916 emails were sent to TDs'}

Uplift

May–August

[Arts] Uplift members emailed TDs to draw their attention to unfair practices in the audio visual industry, which are denying artists heir rights under national and international law and so undermine their ability to build sustainable lives and careers. TDs attention was brought to the infringement of Actors copyright and removal of residual payments.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '12 emails were sent to TDs.'}

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