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Freight Transport Association of Ireland

January–April

[Transport] Meet new Transport Ministers to Highlight FTA Ireland Key Government Asks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Canney', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Sligo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

January–April

[Transport] The origin of the N17 Knock to Collooney Road Project is in the National Planning Framework where upgrade of the N17 is identified as a requirement to deliver National Strategic Outcome

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Lydon', 'role': 'CEO (Sligo County Council)'}

Restaurants Association of Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting Minister Peter Burke Regarding Cost of Doing Business

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Mark Colgan

January–April

[Housing] Dun Laoghaire Rathdown dezoned a 5.24 acre site at Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14 during the adoption of the DLRCC 2022 - 2028 Development Plan. The lands had previously been zoned residential.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Maeve O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shay Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership

January–April

[Community] Met with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú: MEP, on her visit to our offices and requested that she take the Local Community Development Network position on the design and funding of the EU's LEADER programme into account when the opportunity arose in here work.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Northside Home Care Services CLG

January–April

[Health] Section 39 organisation excluded from recent WRC ruling

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Independent Postmasters Group

January–April

[Communications] Post office network

Public Officials Lobbied

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

The Royal Hospital Donnybrook

January–April

[Local Government] Discussion with Ivana Bacik of The Royal Hospital Donnybrook regarding current funding position. Meeting the new CEO, Ms Deirdre Hogan. visiting therapy service, meeting patients.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Medical Protection Society Limited

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Sponsoring of an event around the human and financial cost of clinical negligence claims

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Geard Mc AULEY

January–April

[Community] Harbour Road Skerries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Ryan', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tony Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Boland', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Tom O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Gráinne Maguire', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Local Link Network

January–April

[Transport] introductory meeting of local link network to Minister forState

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'mary coughlan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dukes (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Minister (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'jerry buttimer', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

The Medical Protection Society Limited

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Attendance at an event around the human and financial cost of clinical negligence claims on Wednesday 5th March 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

Irish MiFID Industry Association

January–April

[Environment] Implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the “CSRD”)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Inspired

January–April

[Health] The need for more funding in relation to respite care for people with Intellectual Disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Minister Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Carlow College, St. Patrick's

January–April

[Education and Training] Strategic positioning.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

The Medical Protection Society Limited

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Follow up communications after 5th March event on clinical negligence and pre-action protocols

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Brennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Ahern', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

The Medical Protection Society Limited

January–April

[Health] Distribution of the MPS Foundation White Paper on AI in Healthcare, and sharing of details of the Foundation's upcoming AI symposium

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Lakeland Dairies Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Agriculture] Nitrates Derogation and TB levels

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Mars Foods Ireland Limited (t/a Mars Ireland)

January–April

[Trade] An ask to explore a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and veterinary agreement between the UK and the EU, to ease trade flows and promote economic growth.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Hairdressers Federation

January–April

[Employment] Submission regarding the setting of the 2026 National Minimum Wage and Living Wage, focusing on the impacts on SMEs, including the hairdressing, hospitality, and retail sectors.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ultan Courtney', 'role': 'Chairman (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Community] North Cork LAG/LCDC Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bernard Moynihan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': "Frank O'Flynn", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Hayes', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': "Tony O'Shea", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Trish Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'}

Listowel Race Company CLG

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] Help in getting OPW to remove trees stuck in access bridge after flooding.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Transport] Progress on M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cork Oireachtas members only.'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Ireland South MEPs only.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Cork City and County Councillors only.'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'} {'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'}

National Safeguarding Ireland

January–April

[Health] 24th Feb 2025 Letter to the Minister for Health in relation to Regulations for Advance Healthcare Directives as provided for in Section 84 of the Assisted Decision- Making (Capacity) Act 2015 -2022

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Tom Phillips + Associates

January–April

[Employment] Critical Skills List

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Cummins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

January–April

[Transport] Advocacy for inclusion of Tipperary in the National Development Plan (NDP)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Trade] Developments in International Trade

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cork Oireachtas members only'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Ireland South MEPs.'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Cork City and County Councillors only.'} {'name': 'Moira Murrell', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)'} {'name': "Valerie O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'}

Tiernan Properties

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] email to Brian Kennedy (Director of Services) Limerick City and County Council on 5th March 2025 regarding the locations of and the timing sequences of traffic lights from Matthew Bridge through Patrick Street to the O'Connell Street / William Street junction in Limerick city centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Kennedy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Limerick City and County Council)'}

County Tipperary Chambers of Commerce

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Regional Development (because of IDA site delivery, rural regeneration)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

National Safeguarding Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to CEO CUAN Jan 10th 2025- Letter requesting meeting to discuss synergies between Safeguarding Ireland and CUAN, to discuss possible areas for cooperation, particularly in relation to public awareness campaigns and the advancement of Adult Safeguarding legislation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dr Stephanie O’Keeffe', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cuan)'}

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