Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: to secure a 400 euro paymrnt for people with disabilities
Methods: LetterMeeting
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Disability coalition involving DFI
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IWA Access for all ran a campaign to lobby governemnt to introduce a 400 euro emergency payment to eleviate the financial burden people with disabilities were experienceing after once of payment were cut in the budget
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: The motion would be passed and a full time access officer would be recruited
Methods: Unknown
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IWA contacted all local authorities to request they put through a motion to fund a full time Access officer
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Dee Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Support for the priorities outlined in our Pre-Budget Submission
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Members of Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party with delegation from National Disability Services Association
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The government would realise how harsh budget 26 was on people with disabilities and will introduce an emergncy winter payment to elivate the some of the struggle felt by having to make decisions brtween eating and heating
Methods: Lobby day
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Campaigned for Emergency Winter Payment for people with disabilities
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; George Lawlor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor Sheehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciarán Ahern (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Laura Harmon (Senator), Seanad; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Carrie Smyth (Councillor), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Intent: to gain support around cost of disability, wage subsidity scheme and budget outcome
Methods: Event / Reception
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Attended Labour Conference in Limerick to take the opportunity to discuss budgetary and policy issues relating to people with disabilties cost of disability and the organisations that support them
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That normal practice and funding would continue in realtion to blister packs
Methods: Email
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Contacted Deputy Cullinane to ask for a PQ to be put to the Minister for Health to ask that they reverse the decision to stop funding pharamcies to supply blister packs
Politician(s) lobbied: Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alison Comyn (Senator), Seanad; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Tony McCormack (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kenneth Flood (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: That the Programme for Government will be reflected in Budget 26 and appropriate funding will be allocated
Methods: Lobby dayMeetingEmail
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Lobbied Government officials on IWA's Prebudget submission
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which included areas such as Cost of Disability Payment
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Funding for services
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Transport
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Housing
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Community Services Access and Sport
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: That the Minister would have a better understanding of issues facing IWA and our members and support us in our need for funding to provide services on behalf of the state
Methods: Meeting
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Met with Minister Naughton to introduce her to IWA and discuss issues such as Pay Parity
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Multi Annual Funding
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Cost of living with a disability
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Transport
Politician(s) lobbied: Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: A response to PQ and funding for upgrade on IWA centre
Methods: Email
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To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the application for a community centre investment grant by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. (Details Supplied) The Irish Wheelchair Association in Ballinagar have applied for funding of over €100k through the Community Centre Investment Fund to address the need for a heating and general upgrade the building (windows etc).
Politician(s) lobbied: Nikki Bradley (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To have a voice in the Seanad that would understand and lobby for the needs of our members
Methods: Meeting
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Met with senators & TD's to discuss programme for government and lobby on issues relating to Pay Party
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Multi Annual funding
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Transport and housing
