Overwatch Report

KPMG

January–April

[Taxation] KPMG made a submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare in response to the Commission's public consultation in order to recommend various changes to Ireland's tax and welfare systems aimed at attracting, fostering and retaining substantial business and employment in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Finance)'}

Fair Seas Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Introduce Fair Seas. Offer help to Citizen's Assembly on biodiversity loss regarding marine content. Invite Art O'Leary and Chairperson to Fair Seas site visit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Art O'Leary", 'role': "Secretary General (The President's Establishment)"}

KPMG

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Environment] KPMG engaged with the various designated public officials within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (the “Department”) listed below in relation to the development of Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP). A draft of the NBAP was circulated to the individuals below for comment as part of a process stakeholder engagement. KPMG were acting in its capacity as a professional adviser to the Department.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Fiona Quinn', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Niall Ó'Donnchú", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Eoin Moran', 'role': 'Director (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 1 more

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Invitation to the Society of Actuaries in Ireland's President's Conference on 'Megatrends: shaping our future'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Martin Fraser', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Emma Cunningham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} + 11 more

Veterinary Ireland

January–April

[Agriculture] Communications with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns and recommendations with the Department's Protocol for Dealing with Pets from Ukraine.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rob Doyle', 'role': 'Director (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to Minister for Justice on Personal Injury Claims

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Note re upcoming appoitment

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Meeting re announcement of BAR Funding and EU approvals

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Chime

January–April

[Health] Provision of specialist services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children within Progressing Disability Services (PDS) for children and young people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[EU Affairs] Introduction and discussion re various aspects of Common Fisheries Policy and Brexit Impacts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Contact re announcement dates for BAR initiatives

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Episcopal Conference

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Seeking clarification regarding the status of the legislation transposing Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA covering transfers of prisoners between EU countries (Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021) and the introduction of amendments to existing legislation to facilitate the inward transfer of Irish prisoners overseas from non-EU countries.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Meeting to review and discuss application of EU control process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Implementation procedures of EU regulations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Facebook and Twitter Account set up late april'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Meeting request

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Veterinary Ireland

January–April

[Agriculture] Communications with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) on the transfer of Local Authority Veterinary Services to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Sheahan', 'role': 'Director of Operations (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Trade and Cooeration Agreement and Funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Darran Brennan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Cecil Beamish', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Irish fish Producers Organisation Ltd

January–April

[Marine] Marine Institute

Public Officials Lobbied

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

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Sought to have fuel variation clauses included in school transport contracts against the backdrop of soaring fuel prices

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Shannon Chamber

January–April

[Employment] Seek clarification on whether qualified Ukrainian HGV drivers can work for transport companies in Ireland using their current licence.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Friends of the Earth

January–April

[Environment] EU Effort Sharing Regulation Compromise Amendment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 2 more

Lime Technologies

January–April

[Transport] Local e-bike and e-scooter sharing pilot schemes

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paddy Connaughton', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cavan County Council)'} {'name': "Padraig O'Gorman", 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'David Storey', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Derek Pender', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Charles O Sullivan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kerry County Council)'} {'name': 'Evelyn Wright', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'} + 26 more

DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Impact of Ireland's Overseas Aid funding Education in Development and Humanitarian Contexts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Humanitarian impact of war in Ukraine

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 7 more

KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

January–April

[Marine] The removal by the SFPA of the option to have fish weighed at a facility outside the port area i.e. at a processing/packing premises and requiring 5% /7.5% of fish to be weighed after water was removed creating a negative quality issue and seriously lowering the value of that fish.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

KILLYBEGS FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATION LTD

January–April

[Marine] Russian vessels, facilitated by the Faroese licensing support, continue to target Blue Whiting fisheries in EU waters despite current international disapproval of Russian actions in Europe (Ukraine invasion)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Cecil Beamish', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Presentation to the Joint Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defence on MSF's medical humanitarian response in Afghanistan, Belarus-Poland border and on equitable Access to Covid vaccines, tests and treatment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 4 more

John Gallagher

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Community] Promotion of Policies of The Wheel for charity, social enterprise and community and voluntary sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Grant Sweetnam', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paul Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Charities Institute Ireland

January–April

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Draft Legislation – National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021. Letter by email on 31st March 2022 to the Minister outlining Cii position in support of proposed legislation in context of public benefit. Cii takes no position on gambling.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

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