Overwatch Report

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Copy of Irish Rural Link, Community Wetland Forum and Meals on Wheels Network Pre-Budget Submission emailed to all relevant Ministers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} + 10 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Invitation to members of the Oireachtas to information day on services in rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Initial invite was sent via email and 2-3 reminders were sent to all members of the Oireachtas prior to the event.'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Ask Minister Michael Ring to address attendees at our annual Information day on rural services in Buswells Hotel.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Community] Annual Information Day on rural services held in Buswells Hotel where members of the Oireachtas are invited to drop in during the day and speak with local service providers of Meals on Wheels, Community Wetlands Forum, Local Link Transport, women's supports and projects IRL are doing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Community and Voluntary Pillar Meeting Bilateral Meeting with Department of Expenditure and Reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Budgetary matters] C&V Pillar annual Bilateral meeting with Minister for Finance in advance of the Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Community & Voluntary Pillar Bilateral with Department of Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral meeting with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jacqui McCrum', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'John Conlon', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Environment] Request a meeting with Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action to inform them about the work of the Community Wetlands Forum on engaging community groups in the restoration and conservation of peatlands and wetlands and the benefits as carbon sinks and to biodiversity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

September–December

[Health] Request a meeting with Minister Jim Daly on Meals on Wheels services and the importance of the service in helping people remain in their own home as they age.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Health] Request for Minister Jim Daly to visit Meals on Wheels services in Castlebar, Co. Mayo and other services across the country

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Darren Hourihane', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bilateral Meeting with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Stack', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Anne Vaughan', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Transport] Request Meeting with Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Transport to discuss Local Link services in rural areas and how these can be made part of overall public transport system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Health] Request a bilateral meeting between Community and Voluntary Pillar and Department of Health to discuss future plans for healthcare system and how it can be more inclusive and person centred.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Updating public representatives on progress of proposal to have a Local Public Banking model established in Ireland and request them to as Parliamentary questions to Government on status of Public Banking Report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Tom O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Ted Leddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Eithne Loftus', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Anthony Lavin', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Kieran Dennison', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} + 3 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Invitation to present to Oireachtas Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation on Local Public Banking and how this model can respond to the credit needs of SME's and Micro Enterprises in rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Reilly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Kevin Humphreys', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Tom Neville', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

January–April

[Education and Training] Invited by Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to present on Inclusive Education

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tony McLoughlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Councillor on Public Banking Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Tom O'Leary", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Email sent to all Senators to inform Senators prior to Seanad Debate on Local Community/Public Banking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Senators', 'role': ''}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Inform the Cabinet on Local Public Banking and ask for the Government Report on Local Public Banking to be published

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 9 more

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting with Ceann Comhairle to update Ceann Comhairle on The Public Banking Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Follow up meeting with Department of Finance on the Publication of the Report on Local Public Banking in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gary Tobin', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Meeting to update on Report on Local Public Banking

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Willie Penrose', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Social Protection] Community and Voluntary Pillar Bi-Lateral Meeting with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Vaughan', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Stack', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Health] Letter to request meeting with Department of Health on behalf of Community and Voluntary Pillar

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Breslin', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Health] C&V Pillar Bilateral meeting with Department of Health

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Justice and Equality] C&V Pillar Meeting with Department of Justice

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Community] Invite Oireachtas members to information day in Buswells Hotel to inform them on services provided in rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Employment] Request information on Rural Apprenticeship Pilot and the revisit of this

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

May–August

[Health] To request a meeting to discuss Meals on Wheels services in rural areas

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maura Hopkins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

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