Intent: In Budget 2025, it is essential that the Government commits to fully resourcing and implementing the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.
Details: Pre-Budget Communication to the Seanad, Ministers and TD's highlighting the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the critical sustainability issues that are facing the organisations providing supports for these individuals - this includes St Michael's House.
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: To highlight concerns and the risks given the Government's approach to rushing Planning legislation through the Oireachtas seeking to fix errors made in the rushed Planning and Development Act 2024 and that is non-compliant with the gov amendments with EU Law and Aarhus Convention. Additionally highlight isses with delay in publishing key statuory instrument and delay in publishing on the eISB
Additional info: Follow up email to Senator Eileen Flynn on 8 July 2025 signaling our availability to discuss the legislation with her. - EmailDirect emails sent to members of the Oireachtas on 26 June 2025 to invite members of the Oireachtas to a FLAC briefing concerning the 2025 Bill. - EmailEmail of 14 May 2025 to Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Social Protection, following up on earlier letter sent by FLAC seeking a meeting with him to seek the Minister's support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill. - Email
Intent: Outreach to communicate details of the organisation and to seek a meeting to discuss considerations of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Details: Provide representatives with an overview of RAAP, details of its considerations relating to Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025
Email to EPP MEPs requesting roundtable with partners - EmailLetter to Minister Collins on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 - LetterLetter to Minister Neale Richmond to request him join a meeting with Trócaire partners - Letter
Discussion about report stage amendments with Liam Quaide on 27th June 2025 - Phone callDiscussion of concerns relating to the bill. Meeting was held on 29th July 2025 with James Kelly and Ian Power - MeetingEmail about report stage amendments sent to Sorca Clarke TD on 27th June 2025 - Email
Intent: Increased awareness among decision makers in the areas of TUSLA Child & Family Services, Education, HSE Disability. Irish Youth Justice and Mental Health about the work that YAP Ireland does and the strong outcomes that we achieve with young people and families.
Email sent to stakeholder including ministers and other political contacts inviting them to the YAP Ireland National Event 2024 in August 2024. - Email
As part of the Foreign Affairs Committee PLS of the Govt OTB, sharing information and briefing material regarding the legislation with Senators Frances Black, Alice Mary Higgins, Patricia Stephenson, Garret Ahearn, Fiona O'Loughlin and Joe O'Reilly, and Deputies Duncan Smith, Mairead Farrell, Donnchadh O'Laoghaire, Cathy Bennett, Paul Murphy, Catherine Connolly, John Lahart, Brian Brennan, Shay Brennan, Noel McCarthy, Ken O'Flynn and Seán Ó Feargháil. - EmailBriefings for political parties, TDs & Senators on Occupied Territories Bill: Deputies Paul Murphy, Sinead Gibney, Ivana Bacik, Donnchadh O'Laoghaire. Senators Alice-Mary Higgins, Frances Black & Patricia Stephenson. MEP Lynn Boylan - MeetingMeeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris, Mr Declan Smyth Department of Foreign Affairs and Senator Frances Black to discuss the Occupied Territories Bill 2018. - Meeting
