Intent: To raise awareness of report findings and garner support for the recommendations.
Details: To secure meetings with elected/ designated officials in order to communicate the findings of Healthy Homes Ireland's report; 'Our place: Towards Healthier Greener Homes'. Hosted and invited elected/ designated officials to attend a breakfast forum event to discuss to the crucial role which healthy , ...
Emailed [10 May] Minister of State Colm Burke TD’s office to request he give the keynote address at a Healthy Homes Ireland event in Buswells Hotel to be held on June 20. The Minister was invited to address how healthy homes make a positive impact on public health given his recent appointment as Minister for Public Health. - EmailEmailed [11 June] Mary Fitzpatrick TD to ask her whether she would consider tabling parliamentary questions relating to the link between poor housing and health. - EmailEmailed [22 May] Sean Crowe TD to invite him to Health to speak at a Healthy Homes Ireland event on the importance of good quality homes for public health as Cathaoirleach of the Committee on Health. - Email
Intent: To highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our restoration targets and obligations and how farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of this Law.::To highlight how, as agricultural land accounts for approximately 67% of Ireland's total land area and forests account for approximately 11% of the total land area, the proposed regulation will have far reaching consequences for Irish agriculture. It is vital a full impact assessment is undertaken to quantify the area of farmland that will be affected to ensure that the proposed targets are realistic and fair and are not detrimental to the continuity of farming in Ireland.::To emphasise how the lack of clarity in relation to the some of the proposed measures and the potential impact on farmland and productio
Intent: That all efforts would be made to ensure that the current nitrates derogation would be maintained for Irish farmers.::To request a meeting with An Taoiseach to discuss the IFA concerns relating to the potential effects to the agricultural sector and wider rural community, due to the additional conditionality around water quality trends included as part of the European Commission's decision to grant Ireland's current Nitrates Derogation.::To ensure that the commitment made by the Minister for Agriculture, food and the Marine in late March, to engage further with the Commission, to seek to revisit the conditionality around the two-year water quality review is upheld.::To request a meeting with An Tánaiste Micheál Martin to discuss the conditions of the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/696 of 29th April2022 granting Ireland a nitrates derogation.::To highlight the flaws in determining water quality trends based on data in 2021 and 2022 alone. Analysing a water quality trend over
Intent: Inform Housing DoSs of the benefits of Community Led Housing in addressing a range of issues, inform them of policy and other measures which they can implement to support Community Led Housing in their area, and describe how SOA can support their efforts with our knowledge and resources.
Details: (Invited) Presentation to the County and City Manager's Association (CCMA)'s Director of Services for Housing Forum, on the topic of how local authorities can support and enable Community-Led Housing in their districts.
SOA were invited by Eddie Taaffe (LGMA) to give a presentation to the County and City Manager's Association (CCMA)'s Director of Services for Housing Forum, on the topic of how local authorities can support and enable Community-Led Housing in their districts. The majority of Housing DoSs from local authorities around the country were present. - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Increased understanding of the impact of COVID19 on young people and young adults.::Increased investment in Services providing supports for young people and young adults
Details: Investment in mental health and other supports for young people and young adults
The CYS Younger Voices Group had completed surveys with young people in Clare and had produced a summary doc of their findings and a cover letter. The mailing was issued on their behalf. - Letter
