Overwatch Report

Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Environment] Letter to Minister of State with special responsibility for Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth inviting to launch the initiation of dedicated sorting of beverage cartons in Ireland for onward full recycling.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Adult Literacy Agency

January–April

[Education and Training] Expanding literacy ambassador programme into other prison education units and delivering literacy awareness to prison staff.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

National Adult Literacy Agency

January–April

[Education and Training] Financial Literacy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Engagement as part of the National One Parent Family Alliance on the need for targeted measures for one parent families

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Social Protection] Engagement with Minister and elected representatives on the operation of the Community Welfare Service

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Barclays Bank Ireland PLC

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Discussion of topics on the agenda of the April Eurofi Financial Forum, in particular progress on Capital Markets Union

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement with elected representatives and senior civil servants on the issue of energy poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Email of SVP energy poverty report "Warm, Safe and Connected" on the 6th of March'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Marc Ó Cathasaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 25 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Engagement with Department of An Taoiseach on the new Child Poverty Unit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Elizabeth Canavan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Clare Mungovan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Housing] Engagement with Minister and officials on the implementation for Housing for All and homeless prevention measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Mary Hayes', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Social Protection] Engagement with Minister and elected officials through Working Group on Food Poverty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie McNally', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

January–April

[Education and Training] Engagement with Minister for Education on new report on issue of voluntary contributions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Hanover Media Strategy Limited

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Programme of engagement for Amazon senior leadership in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Conor Gouldsbury (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Joe Hackett', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Katherine Licken', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} + 1 more

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] General meeting between the Institute's Council & Executive Team and Revenue's Board & its Management Committee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Cody', 'role': 'Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Gerry Harrahill', 'role': 'Commissioner (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} + 2 more

Uber

January–April

[Transport] Correspondence and engagement on the taxi shortage in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Lowry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

One Family

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Civil Engagement Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Enable Ireland Disability Services Ltd

January–April

[Health] Seeking pay parity for Enable Ireland employees (Section 39 agency)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] BlackRock met with Minister Donohoe at the IMF Spring Meetings and discussed the global economic environment and investment climate, and EU policy initiatives designed to grow European capital markets

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Simply Blue Group & its JV Project Companies

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Meeting with Conor O'Raghallaigh on Carbon capture and storage to achieve climate action targets.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Conor O'Raghallaigh", 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

January–April

[Finance] BlackRock’s presence in Ireland and the Minister’s role in promoting Ireland as a financial centre. Topics covered included inward marketing, the development of European Capital Markets, and sustainability.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

January–April

[EU Affairs] BlackRock met with Minister McGrath on the margins of the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway conference in Dublin; we exchanged views on the global and European economic and investment climate.The discussion touched upon topical issues in the global economy such as the resilience of the banking sector, macroeconomic factors including inflation, as well as the energy transition in Europe and globally

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

SeeBeyondBorders Ireland CLG

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] We sent letters to local TD's about supporting the Put Children First: End Orphanage Care in Cambodiash Aid support of Cambodia informing the DPO of our work in educational change and the need for a policy shift to include education as a priority in addition to ordnance clearance which has been Ireland's focus over the last 2 decades

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Catholic Education Partnership CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] A general introduction of the Catholic Education Partnership to Oireachtas members, with a discussion on the (then) ongoing reconfiguration of patronage pilot project and the draft SPHE curriculum.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Francis Noel Duffy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Danny Healy-Rae', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

National Youth Council of Ireland

January–April

[Employment] Sub-minima rates of National Minimum Wage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Catholic Education Partnership CLG

January–April

[Education and Training] Discussion on pilot reconfiguration of patronage programme.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hubert Loftus', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education)'}

Irish Hospital Consultants Association

January–April

[Health] Professional fees payable by the State Claims Agency and the Mental Health Commission which were reduced under Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Shirley Comerford', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Colin Menton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Pender & Associates Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Health] Medicine shortages in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the recent EU Directive entitled the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive

Public Officials Lobbied

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

PricewaterhouseCoopers

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Housing] Contributed to a submission to the Minister for Finance (with Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in copy) in relation to a technical legislative amendment to deferrals relating to the Residential Zoned Land Tax

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

January–April

[Employment] Transposition of the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages as well as on the report of the High-Level Group on Collective Bargaining

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Comhlámh

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Appeal to Department of Foreign Affairs to end volunteering in orphanages

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aisling Dolan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Johnny Mythen', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 11 more

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