Garrett Ahern

Intent: To secure attendance to the Health Promotion Alliance Ireland event on the social determinants of health.

Details: Commercial Determinants of Health

Intent: Call to seek withdrawal by the Government of the bill which was before Seanad Eirean, and call on Senators to reject it in light of concerns on the implications of the Investor State Dispute Settlement clauses and trade agreements it proposes to facilitate ratification of by Ireland.

Details: Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025

Intent: System shaping for advanced therapies like radioligand therapy and accelerating the time to access for patients in Ireland. ::Policy actions to reduce delays in patient access to innovative medicines

Details: Valuing Innovation & Advanced Cancer Therapy - policy and access

Intent: Have the government allocate ring-fenced funding for local authority swimming pools. ::For the government to introduce a tax credit for Gym and swim memberships.::Met with Minister Robert Troy with the Insurance Alliance in government buildings to discuss insurance reform.

Details: Pre Budget Submission for Swimming pool Fund and Gym tax Credit

Intent: To meet with these Ministers and TD's and to brief them on the nursing home sector and older persons care. Present NHI Insights Paper

Details: NHI wrote to Ministers and TD's and requested a meeting to discuss the private and voluntary nursing home sector and also to brief them on NHI's Insights Paper which was published in July 2025.

Intent: To secure consideration in Budget 2027 of theFederation’s proposals for: a €5,000 PAYEexemption for certain payments in amateursport; recognition of NGB Foundations aseligible bodies for tax-relieved philanthropicdonations; increased core funding; andGovernment research and publication of areport on an additional 1% betting levy forsport.

Details: Targeted correspondence and meetings

Intent: To seek support for the pub sector in Budget 2027

Details: Budget 2027

Intent: To inform public representatives of our Pre Budget Submission with a view to securing meetings later in the year year with them.

Details: Submission of Pre Budget Submission

Intent: Ireland to commit to a fair and funded phase out of fossil fuels and to support a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty::Irish government increases ODA and publishes roadmap to reach 0.7% GNI in ODA by 2030::Justice, poverty relief and respect for human rights in occupied Palestinian territory and Israel

Details: Climate Justice, ODA and humanitarian need, and justice in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel

Intent: Adoption of human rights based legislative reforms, particularly in relation to MH Bill

Details: Mental Health Bill 2024