MOVE Ireland (MOVE Ireland )

Lobbying Organisation MOVE Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Appeared at Oireachtas Committee as part of Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI).

Intended results Awareness raising on the issues of perpetrator programmes and their impact. Advocated for the correlation between alcohol use, DSGBV, and the impact on civic society.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Michelle Walsh (CEO MOVE Ireland)

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 (6-10)

Email contact with AAI to co-ordinate appearance at Oireachtas committee

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.

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Goldsboro Senator (Seanad)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Daithí Doolan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Lilian Guéret Councillor (South Dublin County Council)