Overwatch Report

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] Garda Dash Cam upload Portal, Digital Drivers Licence and UNECE 167 Driver vision

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Joe O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Teresa Costello', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lorraine Clifford-Lee', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 6 more

Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileain Arann Teoranta

January–April

[Marine] Development of Ros a Mhil Harbour

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Timmy Dooley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] Support for INTO Educational Policy and to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to primary and special education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] Support for INTO Educational Policy and to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to primary and special education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Moynihan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Education)'}

Abbeydorney/Kilflynn Family Resource Centre CLG

January–April

[Local Government] Additional Parking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ITOA - Inbound Tourism Operators Association Ireland

January–April

[Tourism] Requested new minister for Tourism to meet with us to understand our sector awaiting reply

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Housing] Briefing and exchange of views with RTB

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rosemary Steen', 'role': 'Director (Residential Tenancies Board)'}

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Housing] IIP engagement with Ministers, advisers and officials with regard to housing policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'John McDonald', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'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': 'Ciara Phelan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Housing] Brief on role of institutional investors play in enabling the funding and development of all housing tenures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Housing] Engagement with policymakers on RPZ review

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Kelly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Housing] Exchange of views on Housing for All and policy support measures to expand supply

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frank Curran', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

Irish Institutional Property

January–April

[Taxation] Communicate IIP views on Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) implementation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Farrell (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Akinbola Idowu Olusoji Sanuade t/a Emerald Welcome Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] JUDICIAL REVIEW

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Pro Life Campaign

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Seán Canney to discuss government policy and objectives

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Canney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Community Response Ltd

January–April

[Health] Letter to public representatives about the lack of clarification around the role of alcohol in the new national drug strategy currently in development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

INTO - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

January–April

[Education and Training] Pre INTO Congress Briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Shane Curley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jen Cummins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Visual Artists Ireland

January–April

[Arts] Legislation Updates For The Long-Term Security for Ireland’s Visual Artists

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Visual Artists Ireland

January–April

[Arts] Submission to the Government of Ireland: The Economic and Societal Value of Continued Significant Financial Investment and Capital Funding in the Visual Arts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Trade] Inform on Economic Impact of tariffs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Kinsella', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letter inviting Minister McEntee to ILCU School Quiz finals and to discuss Credit union policy issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters requesting meetings to discuss credit union policy issues and the Programme for Government

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Emails with letters attached to new TDs to follow up on queries raised by PQs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tom Brabazon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters asking for inclusion on Taoiseachs list of Seanad nominees

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Letters inviting a senior official to speak at and attend ILCU Compliance Connect event

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Dr Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Letter to Minister Richmond in relation to the ILCU International development foundation and Irish Aid projects

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Irish League of Credit Unions

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Invitation to speak at ILCU Policy Conference

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Harrington (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'}

Citywise Education

January–April

[Education and Training] Discussed the positive impact Citywise makes in communities and how funding could support that work

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Keith Moynes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Cormac McKay

January–April

[Transport] UNECE 167 Driver vision system Retrofitting of HGV's

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Transport] Participation in Freight & Supply Chain Stakeholders meeting on Holyhead Port closure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Food] EU Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

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