Overwatch Report

Stratagem (NI) Ltd

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Health] Provision of audiology services and eye care services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall Collins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Robbie Gallagher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Business Objects Software Limited

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] General engagement on strategy and investment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Nicholas O'Brien", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited

May–August

[Finance] BlackRock met with the Assistant Secretary General at the Department of Social Protection on the introduction of auto-enrolment in Ireland and discuss best practice from systems around the world and provide an overview of investment strategies.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fitfor55 package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Energy Storage Technologies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Energy and Natural Resources] Carbon Capture and Storage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/policy_submision/chambers-irelands-submission-to-the-department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications-call-for-expert-evidence-climate-action-plan-2024-july-2023/'} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/policy_submision/chambers-irelands-submission-to-the-department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications-call-for-expert-evidence-climate-action-plan-2024-july-2023/'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Retrofitting - encourage more shallow retrofits

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/policy_submision/chambers-irelands-submission-to-the-department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications-call-for-expert-evidence-climate-action-plan-2024-july-2023/'} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/policy_submision/chambers-irelands-submission-to-the-department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications-call-for-expert-evidence-climate-action-plan-2024-july-2023/'}

Chambers Ireland

May–August

[Finance] Discourage vacancies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chambers-Ireland-Budget-Submission-2024.pdf'} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': 'https://chambers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chambers-Ireland-Budget-Submission-2024.pdf'} {'name': 'Barry Quinlan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} + 25 more

Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

May–August

[Health] Engagement with listed DPOs at an event on mental health. Shared ISPCC services and policy objectives for children and young people's mental health in particular the initiation of the Youth Mental Health Pathfinder Project.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Violet Anne Wynne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Francis Foley', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Maria Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Grants and incentives for the encouragement of Shared Mobility, Car Sharing & Ride Sharing and for the deployment of Remote Piloted Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ACCA Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Clarifying the skills shortage, particularly in financial services, that the out of date second level accounting syllabus is contributing to.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ACCA Ireland

May–August

[Education and Training] Letters to Government noting the importance of Springboard funding to address a skills shortage in the accounting and finance area and requesting the continuation of that funding.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Environment] Minister Ossian Smyth attended site visit at Panda's Materials Recovery Facility in Ballymount, Dublin to launch new partnership between ACE Ireland and Panda aimed at significantly improving the recycling process of beverage cartons placed on the Irish market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Engineers Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage debate: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Padráig Mac Lochlainn', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Richard O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Community Law & Mediation

May–August

[Environment] Email containing details of CLM’s Open Letter (signed by the Irish Heart Foundation, Age Action, the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Threshold, Community Work Ireland, the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Pavee Point and Environmental Justice Network Ireland) to Minister Eamon Ryan following publication of the National Clean Air Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] DETE’s role in Ireland’s engagement with the WHO led negotiations on an International Treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and how this relates to the trade division.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Oxfam Ireland

May–August

[Health] RE: Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to ask that time be set aside to review how Ireland can engage effectively in the pandemic treaty negotiations.to ask if the Committee will discuss the Pandemic Treaty and if there is anything that Oxfam and Access to Medicines Ireland (in copy here) can do to support this.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Annie Hoey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Third Age

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Policy areas of Positive Ageing, services for older people, ageism. A call to establish an independent Commissioner for Ageing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'we emailed a cross party group of TDs and Senators'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Lobbied MEP & a European Commissioner about issues relating to a European funded project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Cormac McKay

September–December

[Transport] Pre Budget sub mission calling for Grants and incentives for the encouragement of Shared Mobility, Car Sharing & Ride Sharing and for the deployment of Remote Piloted Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MRbu7oB0WHfhZc3PU0QE1tQs5eIETQZDnD6ITMwh3bA/edit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Alcohol Action Ireland

May–August

[Health] General Scheme for the establishment of the domestic, sexual and gender based violence agency

Public Officials Lobbied

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

American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Consultation on the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Statement of Strategy 2023 – 2025

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Fair Seas Ireland

May–August

[Environment] Fair Seas hosted a conference on MPA designation & management and to push for strong and ambitious MPA legislaiton. Minister Noonan and Grace O'Sullivan addressed the audience while others TDs and Senators attended.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

MS North West Therapy Centre Ltd

May–August

[Health] The MS Centre engaged with a local TD to appeal a decision to cease funding by Pobal via their Community Services Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Frank Feighan (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Hardware Association Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Proposals to encourage use of Empty Homes and lessen the cost of building

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "HAI's Pre Budget Submission e mailed to all Oireachtas members."} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Shine

May–August

[Health] Nicola Byrne, Shine CEO lobbied the DPOs included below to engage with the Green Ribbon September Campaign, through ordering and distributing Green Ribbons and supporting social media posts. nd

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caitriona Fitzpatrick (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Darran Brennan', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Laura McGonigle', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'} + 7 more

Institute of Physics

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Education and Training] To engage with politicians to discuss the benefits of Ireland's membership to CERN.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Issue briefing note to all Senators, sharing the\nbenefits to Ireland of joining CERN in advance of\nthe Seanad debate on CERN.'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email invitation to all Oireachtas members to\ninvite them to the Institute of Physics' briefing on\nCERN in the Oireachtas AV Room."} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'} {'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Coillte CGA

May–August

[Agriculture] Engagements and information updates on Coillte’s new forestry strategic vision, land use initiatives, Shareholder Letter of Expectation and related matters, and consent requests

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': "Declan O'Rourke", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael Fitzmaurice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Pension Promise Campaign regarding the Governments commitment in the Roadmap for Pension Reform 2018 - 2023 for a state contributory pension payment of no less than 34% of average earnings.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Michael Martin', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 42 more

SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union

May–August

[Social Protection] Pension Promise Campaign, campaigning for the government to keeps its commitment to a state contributory pension payment of no less than 34% of average earnings.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "James O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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