Overwatch Report

Irish Planning Institute

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Meeting with Minister of State Cummins on Planning Issues

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Sensational Kids CLG

January–April

[Health] Emails to seek support for funding to complete the construction of the National Child Development Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Stanley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 22 more

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Importance of economic support for energy efficiency

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)'}

Sensational Kids CLG

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Emails to seek the release of held investor approvals needed to release funding to progress the current construction phase of the National Child Development Centre and allow accounts to be brought up to date.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'Councillor (Louth County council)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} + 2 more

Cork Chamber

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Business supports to improve energy efficiency

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)'}

MSD

January–April

[Health] Ireland’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Foley', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Hibernia College

January–April

[Education and Training] Congratulations on appointment and request for meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Rape Crisis Network Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] counselling notes in disclosure in criminal justice cases

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eibhlín Seoighthe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Hibernia College

January–April

[Education and Training] Congratulations on appointment and request for meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)'}

Rape Crisis Network Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] counselling notes in disclosure in criminal justice cases

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Hibernia College

January–April

[Education and Training] Congratulations on appointment and request for meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Transport] Funding ratio on public transport and road maintenance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 9 more

Climate and Health Alliance

January–April

[Environment] Raise awareness of the health impact of climate change.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}

Waterford & South Tipperary Community Youth Service

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] This was a political briefing organised by Youth Work Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Financial support for the provision of Assistance Dogs to families of autistic children

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Denise Duffy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

TikTok

May–August

[Communications] Investment in Ireland, Project Clover and A.I.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paula Butterly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'James Geoghegan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)'} + 15 more

Brendan Smith

January–April

[Local Government] A meeting with the Chief Executive Leondard Cleary and Director Patrick Greene of Galway City Council to promotethe potential of the Terryland Forest Park and the Dyke Road as a green-blue of international significence; and to introduce the concept of Galway City becoming a National Park City in order to give a new dimension to the city to compliment its reputation as a centre for Arts and for Science

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Greene', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'}

Irish Refugee Council

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with Minister Colm Brophy TD. Homeless protection applicants, deteriorating conditions in IPAS accommdoation and HIQA mandate, Implementation of the International Protection Child Payment (IPCP)S accommodation, Transition from IPAS accommodation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Rosedale (Kilmacow) Vol Housing Assoc Ltd

January–April

[Health] briefing meeting with new TD

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Natasha Newsome Drennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

January–April

[Health] Invitation to Minister for Health to deliver the Opening Address at the IIRRT Annual Conference on Nov 8th 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Leitrim Integrated Developemnt Company CLG

January–April

[Agriculture] A request was sent to the Minister For Agriculture Food Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon T.D. to meet with reps of LDC and the social farming Ireland network to talk about the project and to inform the new Minister about Social Farming

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Leitrim Integrated Developemnt Company CLG

January–April

[Health] We requested a meeting with the newly appointed Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Leitrim Integrated Developemnt Company CLG

January–April

[Agriculture] Meeting with Erin Mc Greehan T.D

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Munster Branch IRFU

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] LSSIF Funding for Centre of Excellence in Limerick

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Delta Centre

January–April

[Health] The need for additional respite services. The need to improve processes to support enhanced and changing need within services. The challenges facing individuals, families and service providers trying to meet the needs of people requesting access to residential support services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Natasha Newsome Drennan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

SAOL Project

January–April

[Health] Message to Minister Jennifer Carol McNeill to discuss new drugs strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

IAB Ireland

January–April

[Communications] Shared information and research in relation to the role of personalised advertising for the economy and consumers' understanding of digital advertiisng and privacy regulation with a view of the forthcoming legislative agenda for the current mandate of the European Commission.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Cowen', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Cynthia Ní Mhurchú', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Mental Health Reform

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

January–April

[Justice and Equality] This is a support letter for Kyrie Farm from Mental Health Reform in connection with the innovative Kyrie Farm mental health and wellbeing project and the Immigrant Investment Programme IIP funding that the Department of Justice ultimately decided to refuse in July 2024, despite previous approval being granted.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Mental Health Reform

January–April

[Health] Meeting with Minister Butler 4pm Dept of the Taoiseach April 8th Re Mental Health Bill with intention of supporting the passage of the Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Irish Bookmakers Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Gambling Regulation Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Marie Caulfield', 'role': 'CEO (Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland)'}

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