Intent: To raise the issue that the ESB contractors on offshore islands have been severly restricted in what maintenance and repairs they can perform on offshore islands since 1st January 2026. This will severly impact the residents with long power outages on offshore islands.
Details: ESB Service on offshore islands
Intent: To seek Department of Education guidance, policy clarification, and/or resourcing to address structural access issues faced by Inishbofin students attending mainland secondary school.
Details: Educational supports for island-based secondary school students and the need for Department-level guidance and resourcing
Intent: Provide adequate investment in primary and special education Speed up the delivery of the local bargaining process guaranteed under the public service pay Provide adequate supports, resources and training required to deliver inclusive education, curricular change and other major reforms sought by Government.
Details: The INTO leadership team met with Minster for Education and Youth on 15 January, the team focused on priority areas for INTO members, while highlighting the frustration of teachers at the endless demands to respond to new initiatives while trying to teach in the largest class sizes in the EU
Intent: Core State support for our services
Details: Financial support for the provision of Assistance Dogs to families of autistic children, we also worked to secure funding for our School Support Dogs Programme
Intent: Request that the Ministers consider and take corrective action on the concerns outlined
Details: Letter to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Intent: To seek meetings with Government Representatives to discuss subject contained in the Pre Budget Submission which includes funding issues. Meetings held with TD's & Senators regarding our Pre Budget Submission
Details: Submission of Pre Budget Submission
Intent: For Government to give a commitment to reduce class sizes in primary and special schools; prioritise a plan to ensure that every child in Ireland will be taught by a fully qualified primary teacher every day; obtain progress on claims for qualification allowances - instruct officials to conclude and implement the local bargaining process without delay with arrears paid from 1 September.
Details: Letter to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to address overcrowded classrooms and commit to class size reductions, address the matter of teacher supply and to conclude the local bargaining process.
Intent: Inclusion of Article 32 of UNCRPD and acknowledging the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a stakeholder in The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030
Details: Following the recent launch of The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, CBM Ireland has reached out to Minister Hildegarde Naughton, highlighting some critical gaps in the strategy and advocating for the inclusion of Article 32 of UNCRPD and acknowledging the need for applyi, ...
Intent: Awareness for funding for people with disabilities.
Details: St Michael's House Lobbying
Intent: Funding to support the key priorities for disabled people as outlined in the ODG's Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
Details: Oireachtas Disability Group - Pre-Budget 2026 Campaign
