Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Justice and Equality
Period
1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026
Specific Details
Meeting between Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Cabinet Ministers and LGBTQ+ leaders for LGBTQ+ Pride.
Intended results
To share TENI's policy priorities (access to safe, equitable, person-centred gender-affirming healthcare) and the policy priorities of the wider LGBTQ+ sector (social cohesion, online safety, regional LGBTQ+ services, and funding for the LGBTQ+ sector).
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Daire Dempsey
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.
Meeting (1)
One meeting with Government Ministers on 24 June.
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.
Micheál Martin
Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Simon Harris
Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Finance)
Jack Chambers
Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Minister (Department of Health)
Mary Butler
Minister of State (Department of Health)
Norma Foley
Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)
Hildegarde Naughton
Minister (Department of Education)
Catherine Ardagh
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Craig Dwyer
Special Advisor (Department of Social Protection)
Ian Power
Adviser to Minister of State (Department of Health)
Conor Glynn
Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of the Taoiseach)
Fidelma Browne
Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)