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2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Vincent P Martin (Senator), Seanad; Joe Neville (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Naoise O'Cearúil (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Evie Sammon (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Aidan Farrelly (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Angela Feeney (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Bill Clear (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Leah Whelan (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Leah Whelan (Councillor), South Dublin County Council; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (Senator), Seanad; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Chris Pender (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Tom McDonnell (Councillor), Kildare County Council
Intent: To welcome an opportunity to meet representatives to highlight some of the many issues being experienced by people with disabilities and their families and the key disability issues directly impacting people living in the different constituency areas.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Kare (Promoting Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities) are members of the umbrella organisation National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers (NFVSP) which represents over 53 organisations nationally. Kare participated in a campaign organised by the NFVSP on the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability and their families. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Calling on Government to invest in budget 2024 in a number of areas primarily equal opportunities, equity of resources and the need to uphold fundamental rights including the sustainability of services for people with intellectual disabilities.
Methods: Virtual Meeting, Email, Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Kare are members of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers and therefore participated in a campaign organised by them to highlight the key budget 2024 priorities and the importance of investment in budget 2024. To highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability and their families. |
2023-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Calling on the Government in Budget 2024 to invest in a number of areas primarily equal opportunities, equity of resources, the need to uphold fundamental rights and the sustainability of services for people with intellectual disabilities.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Kare are members the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. Kare participated in a campaign organised by the National Federation in relation to Budget 2024 |
| — | to highlight the key budget 2024 priorities and discuss the importance of investment in budget 2024 across a number of areas to highlight the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. |
2022-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The immediate request for the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review, and its inclusion in the budgetary plan for 2023 to ensure another year does not pass with families and individuals left without any indication of when or how the urgent needs they are experiencing will be met.::An accessible budget announcement for disability, so that individuals and thier supporters can understand how many exisiting and new residential supports, day places and respite supports will be provided for in budget 2023, and how this relates to the needs outlined in the Capacity Review.
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Urgent request for the publication of the Action Plan for the Disability Capacity Review. |
2022-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Calling on the Government in Budget 2022 to 1) invest in the required supports & services as set out in the Capacity review, 2) To ensure clear budget lines of responsibility in relation to areas of supports that cross between departments to ensure coordination takes place between departments and 3) Act to safeguard the sustainability of the high quality, relationship based supports required to ensure stability and quality of service to people with disabilities.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | KARE and the Muiriosa Foundation are members the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers. In 2021 they participated in a campaign organised by the National Federation in relation to Budget 2022 |
| — | to highlight the key budget 2022 priorities and discuss the importance of investment in budget 2022 in line with the Disability Capacity Review and to highlight the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. |
2021-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Commitment from the Government to the priorisation of people with disabilities to be included in the allocation plan for Covid 19 vaccination
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 1) Writing to TDs and Ministers in the Kildare and Wicklow area on behalf of service users and families and as part of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers national campaign in relation to the prioritisation of people with disabilities in the allocation plan for Covid 19 vaccination. 2) Responding to a TD in relation to adult disabilty services. |
2020-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Provide clarity on service provision and continued commitment for key disability issuese.g funding, services.
Methods: Email, Letter, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Responding to communications in relation to overall organisation and specific queries from families in relation to services for family members. Correspondence in relation to the reversal of the proposed 1% efficiency target cut to the disability sector. |
2020-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Fiona O'Loughlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Suzanne Doyle (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Fiona McLoughlin Healy (Councillor), Kildare County Council; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anthony Lawlor (Senator), Seanad; Frank O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Commitment for key disability issues e.g. funding, service reform to be included in programme for Government post election.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | General Election |
| — | meetings with candidates on behalf of disability service users and families as part of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers national campaign. |