Cian O'Callaghan

Intent: Swift implementation of SMA and SCID in NBS bloodspot screening programme

Details: Rare diseases and newborn screening of babies

Intent: To secure additional funding and raise awareness of the current issues in the Youth Work sector, - funding, premises and staff recruitment and retention.

Details: To celebrate the 20th Birthday of Sphere 17 RYS, we invited a number of Local TD's the the centre to ask for additional funding and support of our youth service.

Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.

Details: St Michael's House Lobbying

Intent: Welcoming TD's to visit St Michael's House or have Teams meeting to discuss the challenges within the disability sector and potential solutions. It is a fantastic opportunity to work together to create positive change for individuals with disabilities and their families and carers.

Details: Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)

Intent: Highlighting the aims contained within the pre-budget submission and seeking a meeting to discuss

Details: Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance Pre-Budget Submission and Meeting Outreach

Intent: To advise members of the Oireachtas Finance Committee of legal issues relating to the sale of Israeli Bonds and evaluation of prospectus before meeting with Central Bank at committee hearing. hoping to cease sale of bonds by Irish Central Bank.

Details: Sale of Israeli Bonds by the Central Bank

Intent: To highlight concerns of the EEB on proposals for the MFF, and lack of ringfencing of funding for nature, and on the negative impacts of the proposals to Life+ funding and consequential impacts for nature and civil society organisations capacity, and to seek awareness and pushback.::To highlight support for the concerns and recommendations in the EEB letter to HoS for the EU Council meeting on 26-27 June 2025, and to further emphasise: the implications for Ireland's upcomming Presidency of the EU; the security risks inherent in a failure to address the triple planetary crisis, risks associated with destabilisation of our democracies and further alienation of society & undermining of the rule of law and public accountability::the need to address misinformation and to provide high quality information; grave concern on the failure to uphold international law, and to address our obligations as third States in the face of serious breaches of international law; call for pressure to invoke A

Details: New EU Multi-annual financial framework, MFF for EU 27 Heads of State EU Council Meeting 26-27 June 2025

Intent: Raise awareness about Explorium's successful visitor numbers in one year since reopening, new programmes and initiatives planned in the coming months, and to highlight Explorium's potential as a national resource.

Details: Letter requesting a meeting to highlight Explorium’s positive role in science education for children and young people and its potential as a national resource.

Intent: To raise awareness and profile of the Institute of Physics in general and to have active channels where we can go to discuss any upcoming issues that may arise among the parliamentary parties

Details: Emails sent to discuss the general importance of physics especially in terms of of education, skills and training and to start a conversation in that regard

Intent: Pre-budget submission received by all relevant policymakers

Details: Advocacy on Budget 2026