Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Lobbying Organisation Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Date published 20 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Invitation to Irish Rural Link Annual Conference on 5th May sent to TD's, Senators and Councillors of Longford, Westmeath, Roscommon and Offaly.

Intended results TD's, Senators and Councillors would attend the conference

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Seamus Boland, CEO Irish Rural Link

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)

One email went to all invited and two reminder emails about the conference was sent.

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.

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin "Boxer" Moran TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State (Department of Health)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)

Maura Hopkins Senator (Seanad)

Frank Feighan Senator (Seanad)

Terry Leyden Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

John Shaw Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Andrew Duncan Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Michael Dollard Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Una D'Arcy Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Ken Glynn Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Avril Whitney Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Johnny Penrose Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Sorca Clarke Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Frank McDermott Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Paddy Hill Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

John Dolan Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Tom Farrell Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Frankie Keena Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Michael O'Brien Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Aengus O'Rourke Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Paul Hogan Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Ivan Connaughtan Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Valerie Byrne Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Dominick Connolly Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Michael Creaton Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

John Cummins Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Nigel Dineen Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Rachel Doherty Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Laurence Fallon Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Paschal Fitzmaurice Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

John Keogh Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Paddy Kilduff Chairman (Roscommon County Council)

Orla Leyden Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Michael Patrick Mulligan Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

John Naughten Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Kathleen Shanagher Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Tony Ward Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

John Carroll Councillor (Offaly County Council)

John Clendennen Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Eamonn Dooley Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Noel Bourke Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Noel Cribbin Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Dervill Donal Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Sinead Dooley Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Eddie Fitzpatrick Councillor (Offaly County Council)

John Foley Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Declan Harvey Councillor (Offaly County Council)

John Leahy Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Tommy McKeigue Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Frank Moran Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Martin O'Reilly Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Danny Owens Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Liam Quinn Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Peter Ormond Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Mick Cahill Councillor (Longford County Council)

Mark Casey Councillor (Longford County Council)

Gerard Farrell Councillor (Longford County Council)

Colm Murray Councillor (Longford County Council)

Pat O'Toole Councillor (Longford County Council)

Paul Ross Councillor (Longford County Council)

Paraic Brady Councillor (Longford County Council)

Micheál Carrigy Councillor (Longford County Council)

John Duffy Councillor (Longford County Council)

Luie McEntee Councillor (Longford County Council)

Martin Mulleady Councillor (Longford County Council)

PJ Reilly Councillor (Longford County Council)

John Browne Councillor (Longford County Council)

Seamus Butler Councillor (Longford County Council)

Padraig Loughrey Councillor (Longford County Council)

Peggy Nolan Councillor (Longford County Council)

Mae Sexton Councillor (Longford County Council)

Gerry Warnock Councillor (Longford County Council)