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2024-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: The state to fulfil our legal obligations to provide for the basic needs of these international protection applicants, including the provision of shelter, food and access to basic hygiene facilities for those who are currently sleeping rough in Dublin city centre through the provision of access to emergency accommodation regardless of their status, gender or nationality, to provide basic humanitarian intervention to all of those seeking international protection.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Male refugees from countries other than Ukraine are being forced into street homelessness due to a direct decision by a department of the state. The accommodation response taken towards this group of individuals has been unfairly decided based on nationality and gender. |
2024-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: An additional €1.4 billion investment in social housing, capacity to deliver social housing, housing options for older people, increase in HAP limits by 15%, resourcing of exit routes from homelessness, resourcing the delivery of the DSGBV strategy, introduction of a statutory homecare scheme and increase homecare hours, benchmark and index state pensions to at lease 34% of average earnings, increase basic social welfare rates €25 per week, ensure full cost recovery for the C&V sector.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Budget 2025 |
| — | seeking budgetary provision be made for a range of measures including additional social housing and housing options for older people |
| — | homeless families and youth homelessness. Measures to address domestic abuse. The introduction of a statutory Homecare scheme and increased homecare hours for older people. Measures to address and alleviate poverty. Supports for the Community and Voluntary sector including full cost recovery for delivery of essential services. |
2024-05-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Government to carry out a Health Impact Assesssment on the Sale of Alcohol Bill as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | ale of Alcohol Bill - making an urgent call for the government to fully assess the implications of increased alcohol availability in light of a comprehensive body of evidence that extending alcohol availability and trading hours increases the burden on public services including ambulance |
| — | Emergency Depts and Gardai |
| — | crime |
| — | domestic violence |
| — | sexual violence and road deaths. |
2024-05-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: All those seeking international protection who sleep rough should have access to emergency accommodation regardless of their status, gender or nationality. Every arm of the state should be used to address the need to accommodate and provide basic humanitarian intervention to all of those seeking international protection.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | With 1200 men seeking International Protection having been denied basic accommodation and sleeping on the streets of Dublin City Centre since January 2024. The Taoiseach is asked on behalf of the state to fulfil our legal obligations to provide for the basic needs of these international protection applicants |
| — | including the provision of shelter |
| — | food and access to basic hygiene facilities. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Transport
Intent: Seeking capital funding towards the balance of the capital building and associated costs incurred by Clear the outstanding debt COPE Galway are carrying for the costs of the development of the organisations Domestic Abuse services facilities at Modh Eile House in Galway City.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking funding towards the balance of the capital building and associated costs incurred by COPE Galway for the development of the organisations Domestic Abuse services facilities at Modh Eile House in Galway City and for which the organisation is carrying a debt since 2020. |
2024-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Better support from the health system to promote the Meals4Health social enterprise, and sustainable funding levels
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support for the COPE Galway Mealth4Health Social Enterprise and general funding support |
2023-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Paid Domestic Violence leave to be paid in full at 100% of the person’s normal rate of pay
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Paid Domestic Violence leave; asking that in the drafting ministerial regulations to prescribe the daily rate of Domestic Violence Leave pay |
| — | as per S13AA (6) of the Parental Leave Act as amended the Minister include provision for domestic Violence Leave should to be paid in full at 100% of the person’s normal rate of pay |
2023-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That Budget 2024 commits resources required to address homelessness, measures to support people affected by domestic abuse and to support older people to remain living in their own homes; also that the community and voluntary sector is adequately resourced.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Making recommendations COPE Galway are asking be included in Budget 2024. |
2023-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To allow Irish charities, community and voluntary groups and social enterprises to continue to provide stable, much-needed services in the uncertain economic period ahead
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support for Irish charities |
| — | community and voluntary groups and social enterprises in the upcoming Budget for 2024; in particular those relating to issues of pay parity |
| — | funding adjustments |
| — | and multi-annual funding agreements. Charities must also be empowered to seek philanthropic support through a strong incentivisation of fundraising and giving |
2023-05-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Secure an increase in funding for COPE Galway's service for older people
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for additional financial support for the work of COPE Galway in supporting older people to continue to live independently in their own homes in the community and to continue to positively impact on the their lives. |
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