Age Action

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Age Action is a member of the Coalition against Hate Crime, which lobbies for the enactment of hate crime legislation

Intended results To get the current Hate Crime Bill enacted.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Luna Liboni (not with Age Action)

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Comments to panel (consisting of Senators Annie Hoey, Barry Ward, Fintan Warfield, and Malcolm Byrne) at National LGBT Federation (NXF) Pride Political Debate in Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre on 25 June 2024

Informal communication (2-5)

Conversations with Sentators Malcolm Byrne and Barry Ward at National LGBT Federation (NXF) Pride Political Debate in Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre on 25 June 2024

Email (31-50)

Email correspondence with offices of Pa Daly TD and Mary Lou McDonald TD on 07-17 May 2024. Email invitation to press conference on 07 May 2024 sent to selected TDs, Senators, and Minister for Justice on 07 May 2024

Event / Reception (1)

Press conference and briefing attended by Senator Eileen Flynn and Thomas Pringle TD on 07 May 2024

Informal communication (1)

Conservations with Thomas Pringle TD after press conference and briefing held on 07 May 2024.

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.

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)