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2023-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: A meeting to discuss needs of GAP members
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Minister Anne Rabbitte invited to Family Day Event at Galway Autism Partnership |
2022-11-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: A meeting to discuss needs of GAP members
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Minister Anne Rabbitte invited to Family Day Event at Galway Autism Partnership |
2021-05-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Josepha Madigan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (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
Intent: Further consideration of a selection of educational options for children with disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic and recovery::GAP also called on the Department of Health to reverse their decision to redeploy essential health staff including Speech and Language therapists and Occupational Therapists for the purposes of contact tracing and testing.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | GAP staff contacted public representatives to express the concern of our members in regards to the Department of Education's plans for remote learning and education during the covif-19 pandemic and recovery. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline O'Reilly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Increased awareness of issues facing autistic people and families::Sustainable funding for Charity::Extension to CE Scheme for Mr. John Griffin
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | On Friday 8th September |
| — | GAP Staff and Board met with Deputy Anne Rabbitte |
| — | Minister of State at the Department of Children |
| — | Equality |
| — | Disability |
| — | Integration and Youth and at the Department of Health to update her on the work of our charity Galway Autism Partnership and to communicate the need for sustainable funding from the HSE. In July 2020 |
| — | communications were made with local representatives in regards to extending the CE Scheme of Mr. John Grffin |
| — | the caretaker working with our charity. |
2020-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Clarification regarding the July Provision during COVID-19
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Deputy Catherine Connolly was contacted with a query regarding July Provision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Connolly submitted a question to the Minister for Education. |
2020-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Response & information from Minister Simon Harris
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Autism services in Galway |
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Hoade (Councillor), Galway County Council; Padraig Conneely (Councillor), Galway City Council; Colette Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council
Intent: Support from Galway Public Representatives in sustaining the finanical future of GAP.::Communication with the HSE CHO2 West to achieve sustainable multi-annual state funding.::Express to GAP Members and the public the current financial situation that GAP is facing.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | On the 9th of October |
| — | Aisling Colreavy on behalf of Galway Autism Partnership invited Public Representatives in Galway to a Public meeting on November 26th via email. On November 26th this meeting was held with TDs Eamon O'Cuiv |
| — | Catherine Connolly |
| — | Sean Canney and Sean Kyne in attendance |
| — | meeting with GAP members |
| — | staff and Volunteers. Councillors Mary Hoade & Colette Connolly were also in attendance. Phone |
| — | email and in person correspondence were also held with other representatives. |
2018-08-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support from Galway East and Galway West T.Ds in sustaining the financial future of Galway Autism Partnership::Information regarding state funding of organisations similar to Galway Autism Partnership
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Between July 3rd and August 9th |
| — | I |
| — | Aisling Colreavy contacted all Galway East and Galway West T.D's in order to request a meeting. Between this time |
| — | I met with Eamon O'Cuiv |
| — | Noel Grealish |
| — | Catherine Connolly and Anne Rabitte to discuss applying for state funding to sustain the work that Galway Autism Partnership is doing in the community. |