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2025-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Improvement in funding for citizens to live independently.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Highlighting the challenges faced by not for profit healthcare providers in the disability sector |
2025-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for the provision of accessible and affordable transport for disabled people.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Highlighting the lack of affordable accessible transport for Galway city and county. |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for the provision of accessible and affordable transport for disabled people.
Methods: Email, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Highlighting the lack of affordable accessible transport for Galway city and county. |
2024-03-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Adherence with the UNCRPD to ensure fair and equitable disabled transport services for adults with a mobility challenge across Galway city and county.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lack of affordable disabled transport services for Galway city and county. |
2023-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Recognition of the urgent need for additional budgetary support for the disability and the voluntary sector.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support Disability Communities in Budget 2024 |
2023-06-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: - A formal agreement to address the pay disparity of Section 39 organisations - A multi-annual, sustainable funding model for voluntary organisations - A review of the out of date Health Act (2004), which does not reflect the reality and essential nature of services provided by Section 39 organisations
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | ??Services for disabled people are threatened by a crisis in the recruitment and retention of staff in Section 39 funded disability organisations. The primary cause is a disparity in pay and conditions in Section 39 funded organisations compared to their HSE and Section 38 counterparts. |
2023-01-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Issues of pay parity, funding adjustments, and multi-annual funding agreements
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Requesting support for Irish charities |
| — | community and voluntary groups and social enterprises in the upcoming Budget for 2023. These organisations — and the people that rely on them — need comprehensive supports and resources to continue their essential work. |
2019-09-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Councillor), Galway County Council; Mary Hoade (Councillor), Galway County Council; Mike Cubbard (Councillor), Galway City Council; Donal Lyons (Councillor), Galway City Council; Alan Cheevers (Councillor), Galway City Council
Intent: Highlight awareness among public representatives of the real-life use of grant-sourced capital funding such as recent investment in our accessible transport fleet for support of disabled persons. And communicating the need for further investment & improvements in this area.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Galway Centre for Independent Living wishes to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled persons continue to face in relation to accessible transport. Specifically we sought advice/guidance with regard to sources of capital funding to save our accessible transport service. The current vehicle fleet is aged |
| — | experiencing increased breakdown/failure with increasing repair & maintenance costs. The fleet is reaching obsolescence and requires upgrade/replacement. |
2019-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Larkin (Councillor), Galway City Council
Intent: Advice and guidance with regard to potential capital funding sources to help us fund the upgrading/replacement of some of our accessible transport vehicle fleet. Where appropriate, assistance in obtaining said funding.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Galway Centre for Independent Living wishes to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled persons continue to face in relation to accessible transport. Specifically we sought advice/guidance with regard to sources of capital funding to save our accessible transport service. The current vehicle fleet is aged |
| — | experiencing increased breakdown/failure with increasing repair & maintenance costs. The fleet is reaching obsolescence and requires upgrade/replacement. |
2019-01-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Advice and guidance with regard to potential capital funding sources to help us fund the upgrading/replacement of some of our accessible transport vehicle fleet. Where appropriate, assistance in obtaining said funding.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Galway Centre for Independent Living wishes to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled persons continue to face in relation to accessible transport. Specifically we sought advice/guidance with regard to sources of capital funding to save our accessible transport service. The current vehicle fleet is aged |
| — | experiencing increased breakdown/failure with increasing repair & maintenance costs. The fleet is reaching obsolescence and requires upgrade/replacement. |