Overwatch Report

daa plc

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Submission to the DHLGH (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) regarding forthcoming planning regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND"

September–December

[Sports and Recreation] Engagement with the Department Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media relating to a matter concerning a girls grassroots league

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

Muiriosa Foundation

September–December

[Health] 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feature on the agenda of the upcoming programme for government from service provider perspective and the disability sector nationally.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aisling Moran', 'role': 'Councillor (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aoife Masterson', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} {'name': 'Claire Murray', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'} + 27 more

Rockwood Consulting ULC

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Requested support for the Seller's Legal Pack Bill to ensure passage to the next legislative stage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lorraine Higgins (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Michael McDowell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Respond

September–December

[Housing] 3.Construction Specific Funding Model: This would address issues of viability including funding construction interest payments, resulting debt service cover ratio dilution, risk/benefit sharing. The model could also include a mechanism to reflect payment of management costs that are applicable on date of completion of housing schemes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 1 more

SSE plc

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] EU Energy Agenda

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

State Street International (Ireland) Limited

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting between staff of State Street Corporation (Joe Barry, Global Head, Sven Kasper, International Head, Ciara Horigan and Guido Faltoni, VP of RIGA) and Michael McGrath (Assistant Secretary General, Financial Services Division of the Irish Department of Finance). The agenda included an exchange of views on the Funds Sector 2030 Review consultation issued by the Dept. of Finance and developments in the ETF trends space in Ireland and in the EU.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Respond

September–December

[Housing] There is a housing affordability gap between those who qualify for social housing and those who can afford to access cost rental. Even though the rent levels under the current cost rental scheme are 25-30% below market rents they are still outside the reach of people who are on modest incomes but above the social housing list limits. Consideration needs to be given to revising the financial model for cost rental available to Approved Housing Bodies and other state agencies.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Justice and Equality] (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Pharmacy Union

September–December

[Health] Formal Structured Engagement Process on Pay Talks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Redmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Coillte CGA

September–December

[Agriculture] Engagement to progress native woodland afforestation licences.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Friends of the Earth

September–December

[Environment] Oireachtas Committee on Climate re engagement with Ministers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Christopher O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Citi

September–December

[Finance] Introductory meeting where Citi’s operations in Ireland and Europe were discussed, as well as Eurogroup priorities for 2025, and the Commission’s agenda on competitiveness and capital market integration.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Health] Engagement on Regulation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement on National Clustering Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Emer O'Gorman", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Wicklow County Council)'}

IE Domain Registry

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Call with Minister Ossian Smyth regarding Internet Goverancne Forum, ENISA (The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and Network Information Security 2 Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Q4PR

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Correspondence and engagement with Irish MEPS regarding decarbonisation proposals and implications for the cement manufacturing sector in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Local Development Companies Network CLG

September–December

[Community] Oireachtas Members were invited to an event highlighting issues of interest to disadvantaged communities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

September–December

[Health] Engagement with Oireachtas members re new development funding for medicines due for reimbursement in 2025.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Oireachtas members to promote shared industry priorities ahead of GE 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Commissioner-designate Michael McGrath regarding TPLF

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Oireachtas members regarding the development of a national strategy for the life sciences sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'}

Amnesty International Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Letters seeking engagement on possible action by Ireland, in coordination and in concert with other states, on catastrophic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Sonja Hyland', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Declan Smyth', 'role': 'Legal Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

MKC Communications

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Proposals on waste management, the circular economy and Waste to Energy for inclusion in the Fine Gael election manifesto

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Appraised the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and SEAI on energy poverty, the large levels of wastage of surplus renewable energy and the Joint Oireachtas Committee's recommendation regarding EnergyCloud and using surplus renewable energy to help those in energy poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciaran Byrne', 'role': 'Director (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland)'}

Irish Bioenergy Association

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with the Department officials regarding the then Taoiseach Simon Harris T.D. deliver the opening address at the IrBEA National Bioenergy Conference 2024

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Direct engagement with members of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Regional Independent Group to request that the Programme for Government could include a targeted approach to help those in energy poverty by using technology and surplus renewable energy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} + 24 more

ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Direct engagement with political parties re General Election Manifesto - Opportunity to use Surplus Renewable Energy to Tackle Energy Poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Include reference to using surplus renewable energy to help those in energy poverty in their General Election Manifesto.'}

Irish Beef and Lamb Association

September–December

[Agriculture] PQ to the Minister: Question No. 510, PQ ref 41353/24 Regarding incorrect scorecards assessments , incorrect commonage maps and what acres cooperation project had the highest number of incorrect acres scorecard notifications sent to farmers.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Diageo Ireland

September–December

[Arts] Provided briefing to officials on the Rpert Guinness Theatre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Fiach Kelly (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Conor Falvey', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

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