Overwatch Report

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Community] Meeting with Department of Rural and Community Development and the Minister to ensure a programme is put in place to protect most vulnerable people during Covid-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'William Parnell', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Update to all Members of the Oireachtas on the COVID-19 Community Outreach Programme and other work being done by Irish Rural Link during the COVID Pandemic

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Invitation to webinar Series on Lessons from COVID-19 and Rural Innovation that took place each week throughout May, June and July

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Invitation to Mairead McGuiness MEP to speak at our webinar on Lessons Learnt from Covid-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Invite Deputy Marian Harkin to participate in webinar on Rural Innovation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Email to Deputy Denis Naughten on establishing Meals on Wheels in Roscommon town and surrounding areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Contact made with Minister for Older People regarding the reopening of Day Centre services for the elderly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Meeting with Minister Mary Butler on Meals on Wheels Services across the country

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Invite to Minister Mary Butler to speak at Irish Rural Link webinar series on rural health and wellbeing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Meeting with Deputy Holly Cairns as Social Democrats spokesperson for Rural development.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Quarterly Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral meeting with Department of Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Attended Department of Social Protection Post Budget Briefing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral meeting with Department of Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Tourism] Email sent to all members of Oireachtas and Irish Members of European Parliament about Erasmus+ Project Sustain It on sustainable tourism

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Tourism] Invitation to all MEPs and Members of the Oireachtas European Project Sustain It webinar on sustainable tourism and how it can be put into practice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': ''}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Invite sent to members of the Oireachtas for series of Irish Rural Link's webinars between September to December

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Invitation was sent out on a weekly basis with one reminder between September and December 2020 for our weekly 'In Conversation With' webinar series."}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Green Party Staff in Leinster House, facilitated by Cllr Mark Dearey

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Dearey', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Update Deputy Willie Penrose on the Public Banking Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Deputy Peter Burke to Inform about the Public Banking Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Update on Public Banking Project

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Communications] Write to Cabinet Members and wider Government members on the status of the National Broadband Plan and the importance to rural areas that a favourable decision is made on the tendering process to roll out of Fibre Broadband to the remaining 500,000 homes and business across the country

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'Letters were sent to all Cabinet Ministers and Opposition Leaders and Communications Spokespersons'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': "All TD's were emailed on this matter"} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'All local councillors were sent an email on this matter'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Community] Invite letter to Minister Humphrey to open an event in Monaghan on Cross Border Peace IV Project 'The Next Chapter' - which aims to increase women's participation in public life

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Environment] Provide information of work being carried out by community groups on the restoration and conservation of Peatlands by Community Wetland Forum members and that it be included in the Report by the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michelle Mulherin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Health] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with the Department of Health to get updates on Health Budget and Policy and to raise issues Organisations members are experiencing in accessing health care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Vaughan', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Director General (The Office of the Ombudsman)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Information Evenings on SEAI Better Energy and Warmer Home Schemes and Invited Minister Sean Canney to attend events in Galway

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Follow up on the Seanad SME Report and the inclusion of Public Banking as a solution to difficulties they experience in accessing credit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Ó Céidigh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to raise issues concerning social welfare and access to employment that our members experience.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John Connolly', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to highlight issues around access to services and expenditure on public services for our members

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Community and Voluntary Pillar bIlateral meeting with Department of Justice and Equality to get update on policies and strategies and the impact on our members

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

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