Ability West

Total Lobbying Efforts: 70

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2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Lombard (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The conversation was to make Senator Lombard aware of some of the concerns of Section 39 workers and the impact of having this on the provision of supports for disabled persons.
Methods: Meeting
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Alan Tennyson Behavioural Support Manager raised the issue of disparity between pay for Section 38 and Section 39 workers with Senator Tim Lombard.
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: This was an informational session about Toghermore and the potential benefits of the development of an Equine Centre for persons with intellectual disability.
Methods: Meeting
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Public Meeting on future of Tuam's Toghermore site
hosted by Anne Rabbitte
Minister of State at the Department of Health and at the Department of Children
Equality
Disability
Integration and Youth
2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure Funding
Methods: Phone call, Email, Meeting
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Service user wished to seek clarification from Minister Anne Rabbitte if there would be funding available for her to return home. She service user currently lives in a group home.
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for a Community and Sensory Garden for Brooklodge Adult Day Service
Methods: Email
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Contacted Anne Rabbite to get update on funding that she said will be made available to Brooklodge ADS for a Sensory/Community garden in June 23.
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To discuss why it's still in place and hopefully have it lifted. As a result of this we have no access to the canteen in the service.
Methods: Letter
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The 1 meter HSE Restriction still in place in Cois Na Coille Adult Day Service
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek support for the staff of Ability West and other section 39 agencies to be paid fairly and in line with section 38 agencies and to avoid closure of day, respite and residential services operated by Ability West.
Methods: Email
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Lettter sent by Ability West Mountbellew Service Users with assistance from staff to TD Sean Canney expressing their dissatisfaction but unwavering support of the proposed planned Strike Action on Pay Parity which was threatened in October 2023.
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To see if Galway Council would be open to purchase the house and rent it back to the family to allay anxiety of the service user about his family.
Methods: Letter
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A letter was issued to Minister Rabbitte requesting a meeting about possible supports for a service user Frankie Joe Flaherty White Whose family received an eviction notices from a Private Landlord to vacate their home after 14 years in residence. This was a follow up to a previous contact.
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (Councillor), Galway County Council; Donagh Mark Killilea (Councillor), Galway County Council; Dáithí Ó Cualáin (Councillor), Galway County Council; Eddie Hoare (Councillor), Galway City Council; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Martina O'Connor (Councillor), Galway City Council; Liam Carroll (Councillor), Galway County Council
Intent: Heightened awareness by Public representatives
Methods: Email
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To raise awareness with public representatives around the issues pertaining to lack of pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 Organisations
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure the Minister's support to assist Ability West overcome some of these challenges.
Methods: Meeting
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A meeting took place between the CEO Audrey Pidgeon and Members of the Ability West Board
Anna Lawless
Breda Dolan
Ray Kelly and Jack King and Minister Anne Rabbitte to share some of the challenges being encountered by Ability West..
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Cheevers (Councillor), Galway City Council; Michael John Crowe (Councillor), Galway City Council; Alan Curran (Councillor), Galway City Council; Noel Larkin (Councillor), Galway City Council; Declan McDonnell (Councillor), Galway City Council; Terry O'Flaherty (Councillor), Galway City Council; Imelda Byrne (Councillor), Galway City Council; Colette Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Mike Cubbard (Councillor), Galway City Council; Frank Fahy (Councillor), Galway City Council; Eddie Hoare (Councillor), Galway City Council; Martina O'Connor (Councillor), Galway City Council; John Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Clodagh Higgins (Councillor), Galway City Council; Peter Keane (Councillor), Galway City Council; Donal Lyons (Councillor), Galway City Council; Niall McNelis (Councillor), Galway City Council; Niall Murphy (Councillor), Galway City Council; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Niall Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Coveney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (Councillor), Cork County Council; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Heather Humphreys (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charlie McConalogue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (Councillor), Clare County Council; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Noonan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To get support from councillors and public representatives in relation to the issue underlying the threatened strike.
Methods: Email
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Email send to public representations in relation to the Section 39 pay parity issue and impending strike that was threatened in October 2023