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Barnardos
Children and Youth Affairs
- Lobbied public representatives for a restoration of a funding cut imposed on Barnardos and other organisations receiving funding under Service Level Agreements from Tusla Child and Family Services, at a cost of €3 million. Invited public representative to come to our service in their constituency.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Budgetary matters
- SVP advocacy and engagement with members of the Oireachtas on Budget 2020 regarding our proposals in education, housing, energy, social protection and health expenditure
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Irish Environmental Network
Environment
- Proposed Housing, Planning and Development Bill 2019
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CRAOL
Communications
- In relation to the forthcoming Broadcasting Bill • Especially the Broadcasting levy on Community Media and highlighting to the Minister how the sector is highly concerned that the Bill refers to the Broadcasting Levy being open to an exemption for "some" Community Radio stations, but not others.. We also wished to get clarity on the Journalism bursary recently announced by the Minister and the proposed broadcasting charge
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Vulcan Consulting Limited
· 2 returns
Sports and Recreation · Agriculture
- Secondary Ticketing Legislation
- Forestry Policy and Programmes
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Carr Communications
Agriculture
- Paper on options for Brexit policy regarding dairy sector and cross border trade
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Wind Energy Ireland
Environment
- Development of renewable energy projects
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Dublin Chamber of Commerce
· 2 returns
Economic Development and Industry · Transport
- Meeting with David Cullinane TD.
- Representation to the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee in relation to E-Scooters and sustainable transport.
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Fórsa trade union
Education and Training
- School secretaries campaign - Requesting support from all Oireachtas members, for changing the employment status of grant-paid school secretaries, and to convert them on to the public service pay scale.
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Virgin Media Ireland Limited
Communications
- Intorduction to Virgin Media Ireland
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Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Communications
- Meetings regarding reforming RTÉ for a sustainable future and raising awareness of the challenges facing public service broadcasting.
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Ibec
· 2 returns
Economic Development and Industry · Communications
- Business and investment priorities for the South-East region
- Challenges facing the telecommunications industry
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ESB
Energy and Natural Resources
- Discussion referencing the “Maritime Planning and Framework Development Bill” in the context of supporting a decarbonisation agenda through enabling of development of off- shore wind
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Threshold
Housing
- An invitation to the launch of Threshold's pre-budget submission was emailed.
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Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
Justice and Equality
- Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019
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MKC Communications
Taxation
- Retail Export Scheme - Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 ( Brexit Omnibus Act)
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Amazon Web Services
Economic Development and Industry
- To provide an update on AWS' investment in Ireland and the EU, sustainability and community engagement initiatives
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Insight Consultants
Energy and Natural Resources
- Raising the issue of the air pollution (and danger to health) caused by the burning of smoky coal
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ALONE
Budgetary matters
- Prebudget event and launch of prebudget submission
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Christian Aid Ireland
Environment
- Presentation to the Committee on Climate Action on COP25
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Social Protection
- Public Services Card (PSC)
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Q4PR
· 2 returns
Communications
- To raise awareness of the challenges facing public service broadcasting.
- Proposed Online Safety Media Regulation Bill
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Vape Business Ireland
Health
- Comparison between US and EU regulatory Regime for Vaping
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Trócaire
Environment
- Encouraging greater action on climate change