Care Alliance Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Funding of 59k per annum to emply a Policy & Research Assistant to work with the current Senior Policy & Research Officer to increase the research & policy utputs of Care Alliance, and subsequently improve outcomes for our membership and family carers across Ireland.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Annual funding of 50k per annum to coordinate National Carers Week each year.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Finnegan (Secretary General), The Houses of the Oireachtas Service; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Transparency in communication from Oireachtas Committees regarding meetings, topics, communications and opportunities to speak at JOC meetings.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: i) Publish a timeline for implementation of the Programme for Government Actionto abolish the means test for Carers Allowance within the lifetime of thisGovernment. ::i) Increase the weekly limit for education, work and voluntary hours for those inreceipt of Carers Allowance, Carers Benefit, and Carer Support Grant. Werecommend a minimum of 20 hours per week.ii) Examine the current methods for calculation of the permissible working hoursto take account of once-off, seasonal work available to family carers. ::i) Raise the levels of payments for Carers Allowanceii) Support the recent ask from the Oireachtas Disability Group, calling for a Costof Disability payment of €55 per week (€2, 860 per annum)iii) Raise the level of the Carer Support Grant to €2,060, in line with the projectedaverage wage increase in 2026.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: i) Publish a timeline for implementation of the Programme for Government Actionto abolish the means test for Carers Allowance within the lifetime of thisGovernment. ::i) Increase the weekly limit for education, work and voluntary hours for those inreceipt of Carers Allowance, Carers Benefit, and Carer Support Grant. Werecommend a minimum of 20 hours per week.ii) Examine the current methods for calculation of the permissible working hoursto take account of once-off, seasonal work available to family carers. ::i) Raise the levels of payments for Carers Allowanceii) Support the recent ask from the Oireachtas Disability Group, calling for a Costof Disability payment of €55 per week (€2, 860 per annum)iii) Raise the level of the Carer Support Grant to €2,060, in line with the projectedaverage wage increase in 2026.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Seanad Nominations - call for Taoiseach to nominate Joan McCarthy to the Seand as a Taoiseach appointee

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: to enable salries for funded employees to better keep pace with cost of living incrases and equivalent salries in the private sector, to further enable staff retention in the long term.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: Increased funding/improved policy/ better outcomes for family carers across the country as part of the budgetary process.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: Increased funding for our national online family carer support group and National Carers Week, both of which increase the wellbeing outcomes for family carers across the country.

Methods: EmailLetter

Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

Intent: Unknown

Methods: Unknown