Family Carers Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Family Carers Ireland

Date published 17 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Pre-Budget Town Hall and Local Assembly Meeting for family carers

Intended results Attendance/representation at planned meetings and support for recommended funding in 2027 budget

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Cox, Lynne Dennehy, Michelle Moriarty, Edel McGinley, Danielle Dunne, Alvina Devaney, Adrian Cawley, Jason Carroll, Mark Johnston, Aisling Kinsella, Margaret Charles, Niamh Murphy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

various TDs, Ministers and Senators as per list below

Phone call (1)

various TDs, Ministers and Senators as per list below

Email (6-10)

various TDs, Ministers and Senators as per list below

Phone call (2-5)

various TDs, Ministers and Senators as per list below

Meeting (1)

Deputy Brian Stanley, Deputy Carol Nolan, Deputy Catherine Callaghan, Deputy John McGuinness, Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan, Senator Patricia Stephenson, Cllr Maria Dollard

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul O'Shea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Eoghan Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Noel O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Michael Moynihan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Christopher O'Sullivan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kiera Keogh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Duffy Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Burtchaell Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Minister of State (Department of Health)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan Senator (Seanad)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nessa Cosgrove Senator (Seanad)

Marian Harkin Minister of State (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Niamh Smyth Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Pauline Tully Senator (Seanad)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sarah O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor D McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

George Lawlor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Conway Senator (Seanad)

Cathal Byrne Senator (Seanad)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Edward Timmins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Daniel Ennis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Grace Boland TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Geoghegan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Hayes TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jen Cummins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciarán Ahern TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Gogarty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Chris Andrews Senator (Seanad)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Aird TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Carrighy Senator (Seanad)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Boxer Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McCormack TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Clendennen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria McCormack Senator (Seanad)

Paraic Brady Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Joe Flaherty Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Maria Dollard Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)