Dogs Trust

Lobbying Organisation Dogs Trust

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Dogs Trust Ireland General Election Manifesto

Intended results To raise awareness of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzie Carley

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To be aware of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members To be aware of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Email All Local Authority Members To be aware of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Letter All Oireachtas Members To be aware of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Letter All Local Authority Members To be aware of the need to prioritise dog welfare and control policies in the upcoming Programme for Government.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

Mass email to all Oireachtas members

Email (100+)

Mass email to Local Authority members

Letter (51-100)

Letter dropped to Oireachtas members

Letter (2-5)

Letter dropped to two MEPs: Regina Doherty Lynn Boylan

Letter (6-10)

Letters sent to select Local Authority members Cllrs: Aoibhinn Tormey Naoise O'Muiri Lettie McCarthy Shay Brennan Eoin Hayes Emma Blain Sarah Barnes

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.

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Aoibhinn Tormey Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Naoise Ó Muirí Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Lettie McCarthy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Shay Brennan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Eoin Hayes Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Emma Blain Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Sarah Barnes Councillor (South Dublin County Council)