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The Association of Animation Producers in Ireland Ltd

May–August

[Finance] Animation Ireland sent submissions to the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight and a pre Budget submission to the Minister for Finance on the issue of the S481 Film & TV tax credit. The request was for the tax credit to be extended beyond the current sunset date of 31 December 2024 for five years and also for the Regional Development Uplift to be reinstated at 5% for 5 years from 2023.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Health] Communications re National Maternity Hospital

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '11/05/2022 emailed all TDs - emailed all TDS with details of SC legal observations on the National Maternity Hospital governance documents - 165 Uplift members sent emails.'} {'name': 'Seán Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

Uplift

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Instagram, twitter and facebook post about Shannon LNG which included tags to Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael accounts

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Communications] Matters involving Online Safety Media Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '273 emails sent by Uplift members to their TDs June 2022 To keep online spaces safe by banning the sale of conversation therapy ads'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Health] Email to all TDs re mental health supports in Budget 2023

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '591 Uplift members sent emails to their local TDs'}

Uplift

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] email to target to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs to vote against the 'EU Green Taxonomy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Uplift

May–August

[Arts] Contacts made to Minister Catherine Martin to save Richmond Road Studios

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[Health] Email to TDs to fund long Covid clinics

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': '233 emails sent by Uplift members to their local TDs June 2022'}

Uplift

May–August

[Justice and Equality] To create awareness of hate activity in local areas and encourage TDs to take action to prevent it occurring again.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Carol Baxter', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

May–August

[EU Affairs] Email sent to get more information on the status of glyphosate within the Dáil

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Twitter - regarding campaign to open a passport office in the North

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Twitter mention regarding campaign to cap energy bills

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] emailed Gov TDs (Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green party) about the proposed ban on evictions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 8 more

Uplift

September–December

[Communications] Activities relating to proposed changes to OSMR Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Thomas Pringle', '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': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Peter Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Uplift

September–December

[Sports and Recreation] Emailed re greyhound industry funding

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Spoke on phone about possibility of introducing legislation to stop companies disposing of unsold products ie Amazon

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Sharing information about protests against people seeking asylum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Sharing information about far right instigated protests against people seeking asylum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Justice and Equality] email to Facebook take action against the fueling of hate on it platform. included TDs from north central area in email to Facebook

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Communications] Reply to Leo Varadkar on Twitter with Rohingya Open Letter

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Health] Tag Stephen Donnelly in tweet regarding trolley crisis

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Tag Leo Varadkar in tweet regarding leaked Microsoft conversations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Tag Darragh O'Brien in tweet re: Traveller Accomodation

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Tag Leo Varadkar in tweet regarding Digital Ireland conversations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Housing] Engagement with Tainiste and Minister for Housing on issues related to housing policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Health] Tag Steven Donnelly in tweet on Long Covid clinics

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Tag Simon Coveney in tweet on Energy Charter Treaty

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Uplift

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Tag Paschal Donohoe in tweet on AIB sell off

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Uplift

September–December

[Energy and Natural Resources] Activities related to CETA and ECT

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Patrick Costello', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

The Association of Animation Producers in Ireland Ltd

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Animation Ireland submitted a letter to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, as part of the Content Fund Group, to request the retention and extension of the S481 regional Development Uplift. Animation Ireland also appeared in front of Budgetary Oversight Committee on 12th October 2022.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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