Intent: To highlight the ongoing challenges facing farmers.::To engage with Government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be addressed in next month's Budget.::To highlight urgent issues::- Delays in Farm Payments::- Retention of the Nitrates Derogation::- Forestry - bark beetle::- Supports for the tillage sector::- Cost of doing business
Details: National Ploughing Championships 2024 - IFA Stand
Intent: Establish Garda Insurance Fraud Unit, Implement the Judicial Council, Recalibrate the Book of Quantum, Investigate competition practices by the Insurance industry.::Increased resources for the development of the Arts in Ireland through the presentation of a road map for how the Taoiseach intends as stated to double funding for the arts by 2025. Increase investment into the development of the Arts in Ireland through the Arts Council. Increase the funds allocated subsequently, specifically for the development of the Street, Circus and Spectacle Art Forms commensurate with the recent growth of same.
Details: Insurance Reform | Increase budget supports towards the development of the arts in Ireland
A meeting was held between Minister DArcy and the Dept of Finance together with Michael Ward and Kathleen Hannigan of the Department of Culture to discuss and share information about how to affect and implement insurance reform now for the street arts and circus art forms. - MeetingInsurance Reform as outlined above - EmailInsurance Reform - Informal communication
All Fine Gael Oireachtas members were invited to a parliamentary party briefing in the Dáil AV room on 29th May and asked to contact Minister Joe McHugh to ourline their support for the 'Support our Secretaries' campaign - EmailCertain TDs were invired to support the campaign by attending public meetings in Kildare (13th May); Donegal (27 May); Clare (10th May) and Athlone (10th June). They were Pearse Doherty TD; Pat The cope Gallagher TD; Charlie McConaloglue T; Joe MucHugh TD; Thomas Pringle TD; Pat Breen TD; Joe Carey TD; Timmy Dooley TD; Michael Harty TD; Brendan Durcan TD; James lawless TD; Catherine murphy TD; Frank O'Rourke TD; Martin Heydon TD; Fiona O'Loughlin TD; Séan O'Fearghaíl TD; Peter Burke TD; Kevin 'Boxer' Moran TD, Willie Penrose TD and Robery Troy TD. - EmailMeeting was held on 12th June with Thomas Byrne TD asking him for support for the support for 'Support our Secretaries' Campaign. - Meeting
Intent: Seeking support for the Fórsa More Power to You campaign to reclaim the role of local authorities and local democracy. It ask public representatives to sign up to the Local Power Pledge and Fórsa's five-point action plan on democracy, waste, water, energy and housing..
Details: More Power to You: The campaign to reclaim the role of local authorities and local democracy
A debate hosted by Fórsa's Local Government and Local Services Division at the divisional conference. Eoin O'Broin TD, Councillor Dermot Lacy and Shane Cassells TD took part in the debate.They were asked to commit their party's support for the More Power to You Campaign and the Local Power Pledge. - Event / ReceptionCertain TDs were asked to support to campaign and sign the Local Power Pledge. They were invited to More Power To You public meeting being held in Sligo (2nd May); Kilkenny (7th May); Dublin 15th May); Mullingar (16th May); Galway (13th May); Portlaoise (15th May). These were Bobby Aylward TD, Pat Deering TD, Kathleen Funchion TD, John McGuinness TD, John Paul Phelan TD, Martin TD, Marc McSharry TD, Tony McLoughlin TD, Eamon Scanlon TD, Peter Burice TD, Kevin Boxer Moran TD, Willie Penrose TD, Robert Troy TD, Charles Flanagan TD, Sean Fleming TD, Brian Stanley TD and all Dublin TDs. - EmailSought and held meetings with - Independents four Change Parliamentary Grouping (14th May); Labour party - 26th June and Sinn Fein - 26th June. Those met were Thomas Pringle TD, Catherine Connolly TD, Mick Wallace TD, Clare Daly TD, Jan O'Sullivan TD, Eoin Broin TD, Breandan Howlin TD and Thomas Broughan TD - Meeting
Intent: Connolly for Kids and Jack & Jill asked that members of the cabinet inform them of their reasons across a number of contentions including: time-scale, costs, clinical considerations, maternity hospital co-location, access/parking, staff recruitment and retention and space
Details: Connolly for Kids Hospital Group and the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation submit that the Cabinet is not in a position to authorise the awarding of the construction contract for the building of the new National Children's Hospital at the St. James's Hospital site.
A letter was sent to all members of the Cabinet from the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation and the Connolly for Kids Hospital Group on February 13tt 2017. The subject of the letter was Re. Location of the National Children's Hospital and the possible awarding of the construction contract to BAM at the St. James's site. The call on the Cabinet is to consider a range of matters including time-scale, costs, clinical considerations, maternity hospital co-location, access/parking, staff recruitment and retention and space - Letter
1 email to request meeting with Jim Breslin - Email1 letter from DFI to Dr. Catherine Day, Researcher commissioned by the Department of Health - Letter4 meetings of Senator John Dolan and Special Advisor to An Taoiseach1 meeting of DFI and Jim Breslin2 meetings of Senator John Dolan and Special Adviser to Minister Finian McGrath1 meeting of Senator John Dolan and Minister Shane Ross - Meeting
1 email to: Senator John Dolan1 group email sent to: Oireachtas Justice Committee Members, An taoiseach and Ministers - Email1 meeting of the C&V Pillar with the Department of Justice - Meeting1 phone call to: Senator John Dolan - Phone call
Intent: To highlight the substandard conditions of Traveller Accomodation in Galway City and County to relevant local and national representatives to support action to reslove this issue
Details: Traveller Accommodation - Monitoring report on Traveller Accommodation in Galway City and County
