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St.Christopher's Services Ltd.
January–April
[Health] Meeting with Minister for State to discuss additional funding for Section 39 Agencies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
St.Christopher's Services Ltd.
January–April
[Health] Meeting with Minister for State to discuss additional funding requirements for Section 39 agencies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
St.Christopher's Services Ltd.
January–April
[Health] Request for meeting with Minister for State regarding additional funding for Section 39 agencies
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Joe Flaherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Avista
May–August
[Local Government] Avista Signage for Riverview and Ashbrook
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Ormond', 'role': 'Councillor (Offaly County Council)'}
Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry
May–August
[Community] Meeting to establish formal relations with a view to future engagement
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Louise Heavin', 'role': 'Councillor (Westmeath County Council)'}
Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)
January–April
[Education and Training] Submitted a PQ on visa for bolivians: 'To ask the Minister for Justice if he is aware that many Bolivian citizens travelling to Ireland to commence English language studies are being denied boarding their flight to Dublin with airlines reporting that they are acting on instructions from the Irish immigration authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter'
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Engagement with officials regarding Budget 2024 measures
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John McKeon', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Gráinne Weld', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Department of Justice Zero Tolerance Strategy on DSGBV
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Pa Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ben Ryan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 8 more
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Lobbying for ex parte provision to be included in Section 27(2) Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Barry Ward', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Niall Ó Donnghaile', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Marie Sherlock', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 4 more
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Family Courts Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email dated 4th May 2023 from Aoife Langdon Information and Research Officer on behalf of Caroline Counihan BL to all TDs and Senators with a copy of Caroline's submission in pdf format containing Safe Ireland's observations and recommendations on the Family Courts Bill 2022."} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Ensure a provision for victims of domestic violence leave under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act receive the full rate of pay from their Employers..
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Budget 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Sinn Féin Gender Policy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Miriam Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Wicklow County Council)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Justice and Equality] Section 3 of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Invitation from the Cost of Living Coalition to Protest against the cost of living in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Irish SME Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Proposed collective bargaining models; The business costs agenda; Indigenous enterprise policy; Tax reform; The need to upskill the SME owner-manager cohort; The need for a standing Public Service Pay Commission and a Public Spending Commission.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Declan Hughes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)
May–August
[Heritage] SWAN Asks in the River Basin Management Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee
May–August
[Social Protection] Lobbied for on-going funding for the Abhaile and Dedicated Mortgage Arrears (DMA) programme run by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Garret Ahearn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
Laois Chamber Alliance
May–August
[Energy and Natural Resources] Discussion requiring policy action regarding Energy Resilience, including Security of Supply, Storage, and Roadmap to 2050; Regulatory Certainty - Interconnections and Export; Planning and Capacity (Grid); Sustainable fuels policy – Hydrogen, Biomethane & Biomass
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Caroline Hofman (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more
Laois Chamber Alliance
May–August
[Employment] Discussing the requirement for Government policies to address the existing skills gap and skills shortage being faced by businesses in county Laois and nationally in Ireland
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Caroline Hofman (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 3 more
Cork Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Press Release - Housing Tops Agenda At Cork Chamber Meeting With Taoiseach
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Cork City and County Councillors. 10/06/23'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cork Oireachtas members only. 10/06/23'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Cork MEPs only. 10/06/23'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'}
Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] 22/6/2023 – Sage Advocacy News release: 'Time for a ‘root & branch’ approach to safeguarding vulnerable adults and older people' circulated to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release circulated to all Oireachtas members as an FYI.'}
Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] 21/8/2023: Sage Advocacy – News release: 'Principles and details of new decision-making laws being ignored' circulated to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release circulated to all Oireachtas members as an FYI.'}
Cavanagh Communications
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
May–August
[Health] 14/6/2023 – Safeguarding Ireland News Release: ‘Elder Abuse – Public encouraged to use new Decision Support Arrangements’ issued to all TDs and Senators.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'News release emailed to all TDs and Senators as an FYI.'}
Federation of Agrochemical Retail Merchants
May–August
[Agriculture] Food Vision 2030 Tillage Group Meetings
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Callanan', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Louise Byrne', 'role': 'Deputy Chief Inspector (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}
Sustainability Matters CLG
May–August
[Finance] Ireland for Finance - sustainable finance agenda
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'}
Heart Children Ireland
May–August
[Banking and Financial Institutions] To alert representatives to the plight of people with congenital heart disease who are unable to secure life assurance cover and therefore unable to get a mortgage.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
Ballyhaunis Chamber of Commerce
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Rural Regeneration Funding, Town Centre First, Development of Tourist Office, Parking, Age Friendly town - age friendly parking
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'John Cribbin', 'role': 'Councillor (Mayo County Council)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union
May–August
[Education and Training] Engaged in meetings, campaigns etc representing the interests of the students of Trinity College Dublin
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more
Webdoctor Ltd
May–August
[Health] Budget 2022 announcement regarding the provision of free contraception for women aged 16-30
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Breda Smyth', 'role': 'Interim Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)'}
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