20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter30 June 2025. Letter from CEO to list of TD's Ministers advocating for Disability Services in Budget 2026. - Letter31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting
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: To advocate for the Irish Government to develop a strong public position against the EU's Omnibus Simplification Package, ensuring that key corporate sustainability laws, including the CSDDD, are protected.
Emails to elected representatives in relation to EU corporate accountability policy and legislation. - EmailMeetings with TDs, Senators, MEPs, and officials in relation to EU corporate accountability legislation. - Meeting
Intent: Lobbied TD's and Senators on the main items required to mobilise the biomethane sector in Ireland including: 1.A Government statement reaffirming its commitment to biomethane strategy. 2.The immediate publication of the full design of the RHO scheme.3.Government removes all eligibility in existing and new obligation schemes for fraudulent imported (Non EU produced) liquid biofuels. 4.Extends the deadline and commit to funding the 18 project under the capital grant scheme.
Details: Briefing for political representatives in Buswell's Hotel, Dublin on the biomethane sector and the policy / support requirements for the mobilisation of the sector.
Intent: To discuss the cost of doing business and competitiveness and ways in which the sector can be supported. Seeking support from Oireachtas members
Details: Appeared before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
1 hour meeting of Oireachtas All Party Group on Rare Diseases meeting to discuss importance and reasoning for highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - MeetingInvitation to selected TDs & Senators to join a meeting discussing plans to request official rare disease event during EU Presidency. - EmailLetter sent to Ministers for Health requesting official event highlighting rare diseases during EU Presidency - copied to Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment - Letter
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
Emailed a selection of TD's across parties representing Dublin Bay South and Dublin Bay North in order to start a process of contact from the Institute of Physics, the aim being to have active parliamentary channels with a view particularly to discussing areas related to Education, Training and Skills. We would like to contact these representatives to start with and we may need to contact any relevant representatives in the future as any physics related issues may arise. - Email
Intent: Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Email to Deputy Nash about Ireland's view on the CSDDD - EmailEmail to MEP O Riordain on behalf of ECCJ inviting him to participate in Maastricht to Brussels March against EU deregulation. - EmailEmail to Senator Stephenson to invite her to participate in a march from Maastricht to Brussels to protest EU deregulation being organised by European allies. - Email
