Overwatch Report

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Email to TDs and senators in relation to the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Callaghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gary Gannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Spoke to TDs about NWC's priorities over the coming year

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Discussed Universal Health Care, Women's Mental Health, Reproductive Rights and Justice with Green Party TDs at the Green Party convention

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Hazel Chu', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Submission to the Joint Committee on Health in relation to the next National Maternity Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Request to meet with Senator Alison Comyn and members of the Parliamentary Caucus to discuss common interests and work,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alison Comyn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Briefing given to Leinster House on the Sex for Rent report recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Supporting the Green Party's motion regarding government recommitting to its climate targets through email, an online meeting and speaking at a protest

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Leinster House briefing on All-Island Violence Against Women report recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Meeting with TD at Commission of the Status of Women in New York

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Emer Higgins', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Housing] Email to TD in relation to housing and VAW conference report recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Lawless', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Children and Youth Affairs] Advancing a public system of early childhood education and care and support of the Together for Public Campaign Alliance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Emailed invitation to attend demonstration on 1st May re policy recommendations for advancing a public system of early childhood education and care and support of the Together for Public Alliance'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Richard Boyd Barrett', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] To celebrate the role of women in advancing a shared feminist future on International Women's Day

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Invitation to IWD celebration and Women's Assembly report launch event at the Mansion House on 6th March. Initial email on 4th feb, reminder email 27th feb"}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Invitation sent to - Marking 30 Years Since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 18th March'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Policy recommendations on tackling violence against women

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Policy recommendations on reformed social protection system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] Abortion Access - on behalf of the Abortion Working Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Robert Watt', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Bernard Gloster', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)'} {'name': 'Dr Colm Henry', 'role': 'Chief Clinical Officer (Health Service Executive)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Health] To discuss women's health policies with the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] NWC Research Sex for Rent Exploitation findings and recommendations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Improvements to Abortion Provisions

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'David Cullinane', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Duncan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Women's Health Services

Public Officials Lobbied

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

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Health] Women's Health Services

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patricia Stephenson', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Pádraig Rice', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Social Protection Advocacy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Work Programme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kiera Keogh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Children and Youth Affairs] Advocate for public childcare system

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aidan Farrelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Cian O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'An email invite to NWC PBS launch was sent to all TDs and Senators on 03/07/2025. The NWC PBS online launch was on 10/07/2025. Following this, circulation of NWC PBS document was carried out on 16/07/2025.'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2026

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Cooney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Sinéad Gibney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Robert O'Donoghue", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Shane Curley', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Nessa Cosgrove', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 1 more

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Violence against women and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Rory Hearne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Laura Harmon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ruth Coppinger', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

National Women's Council of Ireland

May–August

[Housing] Violence against women and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs