Overwatch Report

MSD

January–April

[Health] Reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

MSD

January–April

[Health] New Medicines Funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] Congratulating Minister Helen McEntee on her appointment as Minister for Education. INTO look forward to collaborating with Minister McEntee and her team to build on the strengths of our education system.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] Congratulating Minister Moynihan on his appointment as Minister for Special Education and Inclusion. INTO look forward to collaborating with Minister Moynihan and his team to deliver real and lasting improvements for children with special educational needs, their families, and their teachers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Meeting with MEPs in Brussels as part of Europe Housing Day

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Clean Industrial Deal and its emergency and strategic plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Housing] Housing Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 10 more

Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF)

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] The Minister for Sport and local TDs were invited to visit the existing Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire and to also view the derelict Coastguard Station at the Coal Harbour. A meeting to provide further detail on the project was arranged immediately afterwards.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Kennedy', 'role': 'Acting Director of Service (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Irish Dental Association

January–April

[Health] Invitation by email to Minister for Health to attend and address the membership at the IDA Annual Conference dinner on May 16th 2025ernence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Red Hat Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Team Topologies Briefing & Workshop

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Louise McKeever', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Disability and employment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Delay in Athlone Joint Urban Area Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin Boxer Moran', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Finney', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)'} {'name': 'Barry Kehoe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Westmeath County Council)'}

Psychiatric Nurses Association

January–April

[Health] As you are aware the HSE imposed an embargo on recruitment in November 2023 which remained in place until July 2024. Some services were exempt from the embargo, for example disability services and several departments in the general services. The PNA strongly urged the HSE to exempt mental health services from the embargo taking into consideration the magnitude of the staffing crisis in the services and the impact on patients, families, and the wider community.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Máire Devine', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peadar Tóibín', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Met with Minister Heydon in relation to GAEC2

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

National Bus and Rail Union

January–April

[Transport] Stakeholder Engagement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Macra na Feirme

January–April

[Agriculture] Met with Minister Heydon in relation to Generational renewal and the "Forgotten Farmers"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Sinead McPhilips', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

MSD

January–April

[Health] One Substance, One Assessment' (OSOA) chemical assessment EU reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

MSD

January–April

[Health] Healthcare Innovation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 2 more

Polio Survivors Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Annual Cost of Disability Payment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Galway Centre for Independent Living

January–April

[Health] Highlighting the challenges faced by not for profit healthcare providers in the disability sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louis O'Hara", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Meeting to discuss the work of Habitat for Humanity in Ireland and the potential to scale the charity's social enterprise 'Habitat ReStore'.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Maxwell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

TikTok

January–April

[Communications] Technology Ireland information sharing session

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Ryan O'Meara", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

January–April

[Housing] Meeting request to discuss the rental market, rent pressure zone legislation, and tenancies of indefinite duration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Paul Nicholas Gogarty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

Avista

January–April

[Local Government] Pedestrian lights at junction on Knockmarroon Hill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Siobhan Shovlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Sisters of Mercy

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting to discuss an article in the Irish Examiner after her recent public acknowledgment of the issue in the newspaper article- Child Trafficking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Waterford Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Taxation] Targeted tax incentives to address real housing needs

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Waterford Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] Concern regarding city centre security and business protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivan Grimes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Quinn', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Waterford City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Seán McKeown', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Waterford City and County Council)'}

Tralee Chamber Alliance

January–April

[Taxation] Strengthening Tralee's Future: Business, Connectivity & Education meeting with Minister Peter Burke

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Angie Baily', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Kennelly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Tralee Chamber Alliance

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Strengthening Tralee's Future: Business, Connectivity & Education meeting with Minister Peter Burke

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Angie Baily', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Kennelly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Tralee Chamber Alliance

January–April

[Defence] Strengthening Tralee's Future: Business, Connectivity & Education meeting with Minister Peter Burke

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Angie Baily', 'role': 'Councillor (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Kennelly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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