Overwatch Report

Tiernan Properties

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Call to Vincent Murray (Director of Services) Limerick City and County Council

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Meetings on D9+, a group of likeminded EU member states on digital policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Cassells', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jean Carberry', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Anne Derwin', 'role': 'Ambassador (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Mullooly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Tiernan Properties

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] impromptu meeting with John Moran (Mayor of Limerick) and Brian Kennedy (Director of Services - Limerick City and County Council) at the launch of the new Threshold premises in Limerick City Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Safeguarding Ireland

January–April

[Finance] Letter 24th Jan 2025 to CCPC Commissioner requesting meeting with the CCPC in relation to the CCPC’s consumer protection function and its approach to adult safeguarding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin O’Brien', 'role': 'Member of Commission (Competition & Consumer Protection Commission)'}

Community After Schools Project (CASPr)

January–April

[Local Government] Health and Safety of After School Project in Mount Joy Square, Dublin 1

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Gannon (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] 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)'}

Tom Phillips + Associates

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Poolbeg SDZ

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anthony Flynn', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Chief Executive (Dublin City Council)'}

Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors LLP

January–April

[Health] Part 9 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, the establishment of the Regulatory Authority & the commencement of Part 7 and Part 8 (domestic & international surrogacy) arrangements, after the Regulatory Authority is established. Also, to the commencement of Part 12 (past domestic & international surrogacy arrangements) and the commencement of applications for retrospective/past parental order provisions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

GAA

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] General updates on GAA matters and progress

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'}

National Safeguarding Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter 7th Feb 2025 to CEO and Chair of Tailte Éireann highlighting need to review and update aspects of Tailte Éireann’s Regulations and Guidance documents in Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) legislation (2015 and 2022 Acts) (ADMC Act).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Liam O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Tailte Éireann )'}

National Centre for Youth Mental Health

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Barry Heneghan TD

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Tom Phillips + Associates

January–April

[Community] Project Nine Arches Darty Park to Scully's Field Dodder Bank North Clonskeagh Dublin 6 as referenced in Dublin City Development Plan Chapter 10 objective G1029 Scully's Field

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Restorative Justice Services

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Restorative Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Centre for Youth Mental Health

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Meeting with Sorca Clarke TD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Tiernan Properties

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] X2 Calls to Maria Donoghue (Councillor Limerick City and County Council)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Donoghue', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[EU Affairs] Implementation of EU AI Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McNamara', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[EU Affairs] 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 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 Centre for Youth Mental Health

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Launch of Neart with Department of Education and NEPS

Public Officials Lobbied

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

HeatGrid Limited

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Galway District Heating Network

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Patricia Philbin', 'role': 'Interim Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Derek Pender', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Helen Kilroy', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Galway City Council)'}

National Centre for Youth Mental Health

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Contact from David Cullinane TD, Conor McGuinness TD and Sinn Fein Office in Leinster House

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Coeliac Society Of Ireland

January–April

[Food] VAT Treatment of Gluten-Free Bread

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Trade] Introduction of US Tariffs

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)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Introduction of US Tariffs

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 Centre for Youth Mental Health

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Contact with Minister Marian Harkin TD

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Trade] Introduction of US Tariffs

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)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] North Cork LAG/LCDC Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Frank O'Flynn", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': "Tony O'Shea", 'role': 'Councillor (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Niall Healy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)'}

Screen Composers Guild of Ireland

January–April

[Arts] Responce to AI advisory council paper on creative industries

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Local Government] North Cork LAG/LCDC Meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Trish Murphy', '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)'} {'name': 'Niall Healy', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Cork County Council)'}

Irish Dental Association

January–April

[Health] Invitation to IDA Annual Conference - Kilkenny, May 15th-17th

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Callaghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Peter 'Chap' Cleere", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Natasha Newsome Drennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Cavendish Consulting

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] An introduction to Boots Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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