Intent: To raise awareness of Oireachtas members on the urgent need for extra time for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties when sitting State Exams (Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate) as part of the accommodations offered within the RACE (Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations) scheme as administered by the State Examinations Commission (SEC).
Details: Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams
Invitations to Oireachas members before the event, and distribution of PDF of briefing to Oireachtas members (after the event). - EmailMeeting for Oireachtas members on October 8th 2024 at Buswells Hotel, as part of Dyslexia Awareness Month. - Meeting
Intent: To highlight the impact that budget proposals will have on General Practice leading to further waiting lists and to ensure adequate capacity is in place in General Practice before any expansion of free GP care can be considered.
Intent: To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) teacher training on dyslexia (2) equitable access to dyslexia assessment (3) access to quality evidence-based supports in school for students with dyslexia, (4) formal recognition of the right to a dyslexic identity, with timely access to assessment and appropriate supports and (5) need to move to evidence-of-need approach to allocation of accommodations (instead of ‘evidence-of-deficit’ approach)
Details: Oireachtas Presentation for Dyslexia Awareness Month presenting findings from a recent survey on the experiences of Irish people with dyslexia, and highlighting issues which need to be addressed.
Invitations to Oireachas members before the event, and distribution of the PDF version of the Oireachtas briefing to Oireachtas members (after the event). - EmailMeeting for Oireachtas members on October 5th at Leinster House, as part of dyslexia awareness week. - Meeting
Intent: To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) accurate, timely identification and support which can be equitably accessed (2) a more developed continuum of support for students with dyslexia (3) mandatory training of all teachers on dyslexia (4) improved use of technology in school and in exams (5) senior cycle reform and the risk to mental health and wellbeing is change doesn’t happen.
Details: Oireachtas Presentation for Dyslexia Awareness Month presenting findings from a recent survey on the experiences of Irish people with dyslexia, and highlighting issues which need to be addressed.
Invitations to Oireachas members before the event, and distribution of the PDF version of the Oireachtas briefing to Oireachtas members (after the event). - EmailOnline meeting for Oireachtas members on October 6th as part of dyslexia awareness week, which was followed by a Seanad discussion on dyslexia that evening. - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Raise awareness among TDs and Senators of the CCAB-I submission for Budget 2022 and of the flagged issue (including potential scale etc.)
Details: Email to all TDs and Senators. Invite to read CCAB-I submission for Budget 2022. Flagging need for temporary legislative amendment to Finance (COVID-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 to ensure that proprietary directors of companies in the SME sector are not penalised because of their emplo, ...
02/07/2021 email on behalf of Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to all TDs and Senators. Invite to read CCAB-I submission for Budget 2022. In addition the email flagged the CCAB-1's view of the urgent need for temporary legislative amendment to the Finance (COVID-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 to ensure that proprietary directors of companies in the SME sector are not penalised because of their employers’ participation in the Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme for PAYE purposes. The email emphasised the potential scale of this issue. Email not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton. - Email
Intent: To welcome the decision at Committee stage in the Seanad to accept two amendments to the Climate Action Bill.::To acknowledge the FG and FF senators, whose amendments were put down and followed up, which have now been accepted by the Government.::To highlight that there are still serious issues with the Bill, particularly around the distinct characteristics of biogenic methane, along with the need to avoid any international carbon leakage arising from the implementation of the Bill.
Details: Committee Stage – Seanad Eireann – Climate Action & Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021
Intent: Early engagement with patients and the public, to build trust and to ensure that their needs from genomics will be met.::Urgent implementation of unique health identifiers and electronic health records.::Adoption of carefully considered approaches to study participant consent and ensure an absolute commitment to data protection.::Development of a robust and joined-up legislative framework, to enable and support genomic studies and medicine.::Investment in infrastructure and training for a broad range of healthcare professionals and researchers, to capture, interpret and use the outputs from genomics in research and healthcare.::The embracing of the significant benefits of genomics research for healthcare while also safe-guarding people participating in genomics studies, and their families, from any potential harm.::Increased international involvement and collaboration in genomics recognising the benefits to be gained and the important contributions that Ireland can make.::The reframing
Details: Disseminated recommedations contained in IHRF Report on Advancing Genomics in Ireland
Intent: Raise awareness of the work of Cancer Fund for Children and our plans to build a second therapeutic Centre in Co. Mayo and possibility of a zoom call
Details: Cancer Fund for Children - Daisy Lodge new therapeutic centre coming to Co. Mayo, our plans and current situation that sadly for every 1 family we offer a break to there are another 7 we cannot reach due to the ever increasing demand for our services
Intent: That all elected representatives would support and pursue the creation of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland by 2030.
Details: We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet a, ...
We sent two emails (one initial email and one reminder email) detailing our work and the policy reform measure which we were calling for and how they could support (via direct response or twitter) - Email
