Overwatch Report

Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA)

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024 did not contain any retailer-specific reliefs, CSNA needed to make various Ministers aware of how those in our SME retail businesses are affected by Government policy directions.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Griffin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cathal Crowe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 54 more

AGL Arcadia Management Company Limited

September–December

[Development and Zoning] To discuss the potential for a virtual training hub at Arcadia Athlone.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Kehoe', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Westmeath County Council)'}

Womens Aid

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Submission on the Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'One email was sent on 10 October 2023 to TDs sharing our submission on the Domestic Sexual and Gender based violence Agency Bill, which included our recommendations.'} {'name': 'Carole Sullivan', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Doncha O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

September–December

[Finance] 31/08/22 Pre-Budget 2023 submission with a focus on five areas: 1. Unprecedented inflation 2. Industry skills shortage 3. Professional Indemnity Insurance 4. Capital investment in public infrastructure 5. Climate Action and Sustainability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Moloney', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 25 more

Retail Excellence Ireland

September–December

[Employment] Meeting with Neale Richmond regarding Min Wage & Increased Retail Supports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Neale Richmond', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

National Association of Regional Game Councils

September–December

[Heritage] The Association made representations in relation Open Seasons order.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

RSA Insurance Ireland DAC

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On October 12th 2023 a meeting was held with Minister for Finance Michael McGrath and his officials at The Printworks, Dublin Castle,venue for EIF. The meeting was requested by RSA and attended by Intact CEO, Mr Charles Brindamour and Mr Kevin Thompson, CEO RSA Insurance Ireland to update the Minister on the RSA Irish business, RSA’s commitment to the Government Policy agenda and customer benefit and the continued work on Intact’s Centre on Climate Adaptatio

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Tralee Chamber Alliance

September–December

[Housing] Dire shortage of affordable housing and long term rent options.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Energy challenges for the Irish cold storage sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Delta Centre

May–August

[Health] challenges facing Section HSE funded 39 organizations including inflation costs verses salaries of employees in Section 39 agencies, resulting in major issues in recruitment and retention of staff which in turn has potential negative impact on the quality services to people with disabilities

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Murnane (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Savills Ireland

on behalf of Yes (client not named)

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Rezoning of land from HT High Technology to GE General Employment in the draft Fingal Development Plan Stage 3. Lobbying following a submission made during the Stage 2 draft Development Plan public consultation: It is an undeveloped site so there is no Eircode. The grid reference is: Easting 305491 - Northing 241785 The best description of the address is: Damastown Avenue, Damastown Industrial Park, Macetown Middle Mulhuddart Co. Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John-Kingsley Onwumereh', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Punam Rane', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Mary McCamley', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Breda Hanaphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'John Burtchaell', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Howard Mahony', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

September–December

[Health] Engagement with Oireachtas Members by RCPI

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Ossian Smyth', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Clancourt Management

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Development at Harcourt Road change in zoning Z10 to Z6 to align with Planning Permission already granted

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dermot Lacey', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Conroy', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Mary Freehill', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Claire Byrne', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Daniel Céitinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': 'Kevin Donoghue', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} + 8 more

Clancourt Management

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Dooradoyle Urban Quarter and Crescent Shopping Centre

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Leddin', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Ibec

September–December

[Economic Development and Industry] Unified Patent Court Content Management System

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Association of Regional Game Councils

May–August

[Heritage] Leas shot and open Seasons order

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Noonan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Refuge Development

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niamh Smyth', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Review of Civil Legal Aid Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email to all Oireachtas Members with a pdf copy of Safe Ireland's Pre Budget 2023 submission on 16th September 2022."} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Remote Courts Pilot Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Mullan', 'role': 'Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)'}

Bartra Capital Property Management Limited trading as Bartra Capital Property

September–December

[Housing] The planning system and the delivery of residential accommodation.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Patrick McGrath

May–August

[Development and Zoning] Rezoning of private land owned by McGrath Family from low density to high density. Cottage Corner, Rahoon, Galway, Eircode H91 Y82P

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Fahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Noel Larkin', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 11 more

SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email to all TDs and Senators on 10th October 2022 with a pdf attachment of a copy of Safe Ireland's submission which includes observations and proposed amendments to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 for their consideration."} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Antoinette McGuinn

September–December

[Development and Zoning] Draft Fingal Development Plan 2023-2029 Proposal Rv Rural Village and Masterplan Area relating to rezoning the Orchard Oldtown Co Dublin. This is on behalf of my uncle.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Dennehy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Paul Mulville', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': "Robert O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Boland', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Kitt', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'} {'name': 'Adrian Henchy', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Threshold

September–December

[Housing] Engage with the DPO on the number of tenancy terminations and pressure on emergency accommodation.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Feargal Ó Coigligh', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Kevin Dillon', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Ciara Shaughnessy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Employment] Living Wage rate for 2022/23

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Gavan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denise Mitchell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Kathleen Funchion', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 37 more

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Employment] Discuss Recommendation 34 from the Citizen’s Assembly on Gender Equality to ‘increase the minimum wage to align it with the living wage by 2025’

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Sisters of Mercy

September–December

[Environment] Requesting our Government to Support a Loss and Damage Finance Facility and also to support the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty at COP27 UN Climate Talks in Egypt. As the Global North is responsible for 92% of global emissions, Ministers who representsus at COP27 are asked to support calls to help financially those in the Global South and elsewhere who suffer from climate change, causing drought, floods and famine, and to support calls for the non proliferation of fossil fuels

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Employment] Response to Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment consultation on the phase in of a living wage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

September–December

[Employment] Submission to Committee on Gender Equality regarding the Citizen's Assembly recommendation on the Living Wage

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sorca Clarke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Neasa Hourigan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

National Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Sector

May–August

[Community] Policy around pay restoration for employees of section 39 agencies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 1 more

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