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The Wheel

January–April

[Justice and Equality] As a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform, The Wheel sent a letter to Jim O’Callaghan, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, on the proposed increase of almost 17% in personal injury awards.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'}

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Alliance press releases and position paper re proposed increase in personal injury awards'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 27 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Alliance press releases and position paper re proposed increase in personal injury awards'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Proposing amendments to the Defamation Bill and position paper re proposed increase in personal injury awards. Alliance press releases also.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 26 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Alliance press releases.'} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Proposing amendments to the Defamation Bill.'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} + 7 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Cathal Berry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Foley', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} + 8 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Alliance press releases'} {'name': 'Matthew Lynch', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Alan Ahearne', 'role': 'Economic Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Fiona Campbell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Laura Mannion', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Brian Keegan', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 8 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Alliance press releases'} {'name': 'Fiona Campbell', 'role': 'Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ged Nash', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Garvey', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 19 more

The Wheel

January–April

[Budgetary matters] Ivan Cooper attended a meeting as board member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform at which a case was made for action to bring down the cost of insurance.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Ruairí Ó Murchú', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Stephen Foley', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 1 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 2 more

The Wheel

May–August

[Community] As a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform, The Wheel met with MInister Helen McEntee to discuss the challenges facing the community and voluntary sector as a result of the rising cost of insurance in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Oonagh Buckley', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary General (Department of Justice)'}

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

The Wheel

September–December

[Community] As a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform, The Wheel met with Minister Sean Fleming to discuss rising insurance costs and their impact on the community and voluntary sector.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Matt Shanahan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more

Nursing Homes Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Requesting amendment of the Judicial Personal Injuries Guidelines for Insurance Reform. NHI are Members of the Alliance for Insurance Reform and support its objectives to address the considerable issues arising for SME due to excessive insurance premiums

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 4 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole and keep them that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} + 37 more

The Wheel

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The Wheel as a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform attended a high level meeting on the 24th of February with Minister Leo Varadkar, Minister Sean Fleming, Minister Robert Troy and Minister Damien English to discuss actions needed to bring down the cost of insurance and address the insurance crisis facing charities and community and voluntary organisations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

The Wheel

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The Wheel as a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform attended a high level meeting on the 26th March with Minister Robert Troy to discuss actions needed to bring down the cost of insurance and address the insurance crisis facing charities and community and voluntary organisations.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 7 more

The Wheel

September–December

[Public Expenditure and Reform] Ivan Cooper met Minister Hildegarde Naughton as a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform to brief the Minister on issues that need to be addressed in order to bring down the cost of insurance in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole to affordable levels and keep it that way.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Aidan O'Connor", 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} + 7 more

Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport

January–April

[Sports and Recreation] Cost of Insurance as part of Alliance for Insurance reform

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk email re the need for urgent insurance reform in the upcoming Programme for Government'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk email regarding the re balancing of the duty of care'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk email calling on Government to intervene on covid-19 related insurance issues'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 23 more

Alliance for Insurance Reform

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk email re the need for urgent insurance reform in the upcoming Programme for Government'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 30 more

The Wheel

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The Wheel as a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform attended a high level meeting on 22nd July with Government ministers to discuss actions needed to bring down the cost of insurance and address the insurance crisis facing charities and community and voluntary organisations.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Sean Fleming', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Alliance for Insurance Reform

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Bulk emails re the need for urgent insurance reform via the intended results at Section 2.'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Robert Troy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Martin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more

The Wheel

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] The Wheel as a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform attended a high level meeting on the 1st of December with Minister Robert Troy to discuss actions needed to bring down the cost of insurance and address the insurance crisis facing charities and community and voluntary organisations.

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Alliance for Insurance Reform

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Maurice Quinlivan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 4 more

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