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Cunningham Devlin Communications

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January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Highlighting the use of automated energy management technology on energy savings and energy efficiency in the context of the escalating energy costs and their impacts on household incomes.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

DOWNEY PLANNING

January–April

[Development and Zoning] To draft a motion for the pre draft stage of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023 - 2029

Public Officials Lobbied

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

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

January–April

[Agriculture] The Nitrates Action Programme and the draft River Basin Management Plan 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Pippa Hackett', 'role': 'Super Junior Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 28 more

DOWNEY PLANNING

January–April

[Development and Zoning] discussion with local councillor regarding regeneration of airport business park and the forthcoming Fingal County Development Plan and the issue of the manager draft development plan issued in Dec 21

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Darragh Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Turley

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Research including engagement with elected representatives undertaken into arts and culture participation and infrastructure in the North Central Area of Dublin.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dearbháil Butler', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

County Kildare Chamber

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] Engagement in regards to the updated retrofitting grant scheme , and exclusion of window/door upgrading on sole project bases

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

County Kildare Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement in regard to Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sonya Kavanagh', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Kildare County Council)'}

County Kildare Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Kildare Public Reps regarding the County Development Plan

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Patricia Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

County Kildare Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Engagement with Kildare Public Representatives regarding Chamber Membership Survey Results

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Vincent P Martin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Bernard Durkan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Garda Representative Association

January–April

[Justice and Equality] 1. Restoration of rates of subsistence and travel to rates applicable in 2008. 2. Single Public Service Pension Scheme – as a consequence of this Scheme members are resigning from the Force. 3. Budget for Training – the restricted budget has already been exhausted. 4. Funding for fleet purchase and accommodation for Driver Training is urgently required. 5. Extension of Garda Retirement age sought. 6. Decimation of Regular Units in Rural Divisions. 7. Leaks to the Medi

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Courtown Community Council

January–April

[Community] Courtown Community Council set up a Community Meeting with 6 with Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District elected councillors present. The meeting was the first in person opportunity for community to interact with the councillors in a grup etting and address some of the community concerns raised over the past two years. Especially relating to the protection of COurtown Woods, the direlect Bayveiw Hotel Site in COurtown, the mismanagement of Jet-skis in the Harbour and a few other topic

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Farrell', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Joe Sullivan', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Diarmuid Devereux', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Andrew Bolger', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Kenny', 'role': 'Councillor (Wexford County Council)'}

Greenogue Management No2 ltd

January–April

[Development and Zoning] Development plan in South Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Vicki Casserly', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Louise Dunne', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Trevor Gilligan', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Pamela Kearns', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': 'Ronan McMahon', 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} {'name': "Guss O'Connell", 'role': 'Councillor (South Dublin County Council)'} + 23 more

Ibec

May–August

[Housing] Delivering the cities, towns and villages of the future

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Shaw', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

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

May–August

[Housing] Refuge Development

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Doncha O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh McPhillips', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

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

May–August

[Health] Government launch of the guide to domestic violence for General Practitioners

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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

May–August

[Health] Promotion of Safe Pharmacy Initiative

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Email to all Senators on Friday 1st July 2022 containing press release in body of email and word document attached with same content notifying all senators of the launch of the Safe Pharmacy initiative. The Safe Pharmacy initiative was launched on 1st July by the Irish Pharmacy Union in collaboration with Safe Ireland, An Garda Siochána and the HSE.'} {'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': 'Email to all Deputies on Friday 1st July 2022 containing press release in body of email and word document attached with same content notifying all senators of the launch of the Safe Pharmacy initiative. The Safe Pharmacy initiative was launched on 1st July by the Irish Pharmacy Union in collaboration with Safe Ireland, An Garda Siochána and the HSE.'} {'name': 'Erin McGreehan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Parental Alienation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email to all TDs and Senators from Aoife Langdon with a pdf attachment of Safe Ireland's submission paper on Parental Alienation sent on 6th July 2022."} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Childcare and school age care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kevin McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Anne Marie Brooks', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Noel Mahon

May–August

[Local Government] By Email, Telephone, Meeting. I have made representation to Fingal Councillors in relation to change of use of my land in the Man O War. This representation made was to ask their support for my submission, asking for change of my land from HA to Village cluster in the new development plan. I have contacted all of the Fingal Councillors by email with this request, I have met with some of them on-site, I have spoken with some of them by phone.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Fingal County Councillors.'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Press Release: Cost of Living and Housing Top Budget Priority for Businesses as Skills Shortages Become Biggest Barrier to Business Growth

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Cork City and County Councillors only. 10/07/2022'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Cork Oireachtas members only. 10/07/2022'} {'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'Cork MEPs only. 10/07/2022'} {'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'}

Cork Chamber

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] A meeting with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Cork Development Forum

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ann Doherty', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Tim Lucey', 'role': 'CEO (Cork County Council)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Maria Graham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Caroline Timmons', 'role': 'Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Aine Stapleton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

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

May–August

[Justice and Equality] New Offence of Stalking & Related Provisions: Safe Ireland's submission on the draft additions to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email circulated 13th July 2022 to all TD's and Senators by Aoife Langdon with a pdf copy attached of Safe Ireland's submission on Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill provisions as drafted by Caroline Counihan BL."} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

January–April

[Social Protection] Needs of Older People as managed by this Dept.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

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

May–August

[Housing] Housing supports for victims of domestic violence

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Email circulated to all TD's, Senators and party spokespersons on housing on the 2nd August containing pdf attachment of Safe Ireland's Domestic Violence Housing Brief. A response was received by email on 5th August from Bernard Durkan TD who said he would make representations to the Minister for Housing on our behalf. Another response was received 2nd August from Brendan Smith TD who said he would support the work of Safe Ireland."} {'name': 'Email All Local Authority Members', 'role': "Email circulated to all of the Local Authorities Housing Directors the 2nd August containing pdf attachment of Safe Ireland's Domestic Violence Housing Brief which was prepared by Lisa Marmion and email was issued from Mary McDermott's email."} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Graham Doyle', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} + 7 more

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

May–August

[Health] Attendance at webinar on Fianna Fáil's Women's Health Policy and subsequent policy launch

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ibec

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Ibec views on the living wage public consultation and issues around collective bargaining

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Ibec

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Proposed National Life Sciences Strategy and engagement with Pharma 5.0

Public Officials Lobbied

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

NC & U MABS

May–August

[Housing] 1. A review of the Social Housing Support Household Means Policy 2021. Removal of the 12 months assessment of income as this unfairly impacts the most vulnerable after sudden changes in circumstances. 2. Mortgage To Rent (MTR), a review and an increase to the household income rates. 3. HAP - An increase to the payment rates as currently they are below market rates and future rates to be linked with daft rental report or index linked. 4. HAP – the 35% discretionary increase to be a

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Laois Chamber Alliance

May–August

[Local Government] Development of signage, a collaboration between Laois County Council and Laois Chamber, to be erected throughout Laois on a temporary basis, to promote Laois as the ideal place to live, work, visit and do business during the month of September

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Caroline Hofman (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Mulholland', 'role': 'CEO (Laois County Council)'} {'name': 'Simon Walton', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Laois County Council)'}

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