Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage
Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme
Emailed city and county councillors requesting they put forward motion at their next council meeting requesting additional, multi-annual funding for the local authority retrofit programme. - Email
Intent: Housing - resourcing of increased exit routes from homelessness; adapt a 'Housing First' approach to family homelessness; resource access to housing for women and children leaving domestic abuse refuge, increased funding on homeless prevention and tenancy support..Youth Homelessness - resource delivery of support services and the current Youth Homelessness Strategy and commit to developing a successor strategy; fund psychosocial programmes addressing the traumatic impact of homelessness::Domestic abuse - fully resourcing legal aid representation, Fund updating schools’ curricula/educational programmes to eradicate Domestic, Sexual andGender-based violence (DSGBSV), delivered by specialised, trained and expert staff.Resource delivery of systematic, mandatory training and educational programmes, by DSGBVspecialists, appropriately trained, expert staff, on DSGBV to all workers in public services,::Older people - Resource a comprehensive, all-of-government national ageing strategy; Resourc
Details: Budget 2026, calling for targeted, adequately resourced, and structurally transformative policies to address pressing social challenges including in the areas of housing, homelessness including youth homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, older people, poverty eradication, and, ...
Intent: Seeking support by Galway councillors and Galway West TDs for Fórsa's campaign in relation to a proposed move to new offices outside the city centre and in the Fórsa email, the Union provided supporting information regarding the concerns of Fórsa members on the issue.
Details: Emails to Galway city councillors and Galway West TDs informing them of a scheduled member protest march which was scheduled to be held outside Galway City Council offices @ 1:30pm Monday March 10th on College Road . This protest was in relation to a proposed move to new offices outside the city cen, ...
06/07th March - Phone calls made by Fórsa official to some of the parties regarding planned protest march. - Phone callEmails sent on 10th February 2025 to Aisling Burke and Neil McNelis, City Councillors with a copy of preliminary survey results of Fórsa member survey regarding issues around the proposed move to the new Crown Square office building.Emails to Galway City Councillors and Galway West TDs sent on 6th/7th March. - Email
Intent: Meaningful engagement with Galway City Council and families affected.
Details: The removal of managing electricity bills to Carrowbrowne Temporaary site and Cul Tra by Galway City Council without detailed assessments done or a plan put in place to transition the families to source their own electricity
Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .
Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
