Overwatch Report

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Pre-budget Submission (for 2026 Budget)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Charlie McConalogue', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 52 more

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Justice and Equality] (1) Targeted training for those interacting with older people (2) Provision of bereavement supports for older bereaved people at risk of isolation (3) Guaranteed access to out-of-hours GP and community nursing services for older people at end of life (4) Implement the Statutory Homecare Scheme to support older people to stay in their own home as long as possible (5) Repeat the National End of Life Survey (6) Support the establishment of an Independent Commissioner for Agei

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Age & Opportunity

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Call for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people. (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Lisa Chambers', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 12 more

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Pre-Budget Submission (for 2025 Budget)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aidan Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Clare Costello', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Colm O'Reardon", 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Deborah Sweeney', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Des Carville', 'role': 'Head of Unit (Department of Finance)'} + 23 more

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Justice and Equality] Creation of an Independent Commissioner for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joan Hopkins', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Justice and Equality] To ask if the Social Democrats would include the ask for an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People in their Election Manifesto.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Justice and Equality] (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Steven Matthews', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age & Opportunity

January–April

[Justice and Equality] (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for a campaign to raise awareness and combat ageism

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aengus Ó Snodaigh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Dillon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 222 more

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)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Pre-Budget Submission to several Government Departments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[EU Affairs] Invitation to sitting MEPs to pre-election hustings in three constituencies attended by older Irish citizens

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Age & Opportunity

January–April

[Health] To Discuss Consultation Process for the Establishment of a Statutory Homecare Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Emailed a Pre-Budget Submission in relation to ageism and the steps needed to address it.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Charles Flanagan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Emailed a Pre-Budget Submission in relation to ageism and the steps needed to address it.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Emailed a Pre-Budget Submission in relation to ageism and the steps needed to address it.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Emailed a Pre-Budget Submission in relation to ageism and the steps needed to address it.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'}

Age & Opportunity

January–April

[Health] Housing and Ageing Issues including the NPAS

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Age & Opportunity

January–April

[Education and Training] Discussion on commissioning a training programme from Age & Opportunity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Margaret Geraghty', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Health] Co-signatory on a letter requesting an extension in the initial consultation period for the proposed Homecare scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Health] Implementation of the National Positive Ageing Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eileen Kehoe', 'role': 'Department of the Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Health] Housing Issues for Older People and Care Supports

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Health] Housing Issues for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Health] Items related to public policy around older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[EU Affairs] Informal discussion about setting up reference groups of older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Housing] Housing Working Group regarding older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Housing] Housing Issues for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Celine Reilly', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Housing] Housing Issues for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Margaret Geraghty', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Fingal County Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Health] National Positive Ageing Strategy and the Age NGO sector

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Age & Opportunity

May–August

[Housing] Housing Issues for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Celine Reilly', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

Age & Opportunity

September–December

[Health] National Positive Ageing Plan (NPAS)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs