Intent: To get as many officials to attend the event and listen to Carer issues/ agenda & Gain a commitment from political parties that they will prioritise supports for carers if they form part of the next Government
Details: Encourage DPO's to attend Hustings event re Carer issues held by FCI in advance of the General Election
All support Managers & Comms & Policy Team at FCI. Held in The Ashling Hotel Dublin November 8th - Event / ReceptionBarry Finnegan-Stephen DonnellySimon Harris Edward TimminsSteven MatthewJoe BehanPaul O'BrienJohn BradyJennifer WhitmoreMalcolm ByrneFionntán Ó Súilleabháin - EmailCarol OkekeSorcha ClarkePeter Burke Robert Troy Barry Campion Tanya Cannon Donal Jackson Louise Heavin Kevin Boxer Moran Laura O Neill Gerry Warnock Fidelma Bennet Paul Hogan - Email
Intent: To ask election candidates to sign the Irish Cancer Society General Election pledge.::To congratulate TD's on their election to the 34th Dáil and provide introduction.::To inform general election candidates of ICS election priorities.
1 meeting with Cllr Evie Sammon; 1 meeting with Cllr Bill Clear; 1 meeting with Deputy Verona Murphy. - Meeting2 phone calls with Verona Murphy, 09.11.24 and 11.11.24. - Phone callEmail to election candidates, 12.11.24; emails to Barry Heneghan, 19.11.24 and 04.12.24; email to Tom Brabazon, 19.11.24; email to Cian O'Callaghan, 19.11.24; email to Naoise Ó'Muirí, 19.11.24; email to Jack Chambers, Roderic O'Gorman, Emer Currie, Paul Donnelly, Ruth Coppinger, 26/27.11.24; email to Brendan Smith, Pauline Tully, Niamh Smyth, Matt Carthy, 13.11.24; email to Eoin Hayes, Jim O'Callaghan, Chris Andrews, Emma Blain, Ivana Bacik, James Geoghegan, 01.11.24 - 30.11.24; - Email
Intent: To seek support from public representatives running for the 2024 General Election campaign to highlight the challenges and issues faced by the disability sector nationally.
Details: 1 - Disability Service Providers lobby Government on the run into the General Election 2024 to highlight issues facing people with intellectual disability & familes in a campaign spearheaded by the NFVSP. 2 To lobby newly elected represenatives to ensure key disablity issues remain a prominent feat, ...
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system;::1. The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. CAP funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under CAP. In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade deal bei
Details: Westmeath County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Intent: To request that Minister Rabbitte formally open the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland National Conference.To request that various TD's and public officials attend the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland National Conference.
Details: Invitation to formally launch the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland National Conference sent to Minister Anne Rabbitte TD.Invitations to attend the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland National Conference sent to specific TD's and Public Officials.
Email Correspondence with the office of Minister Anne Rabbitte TD to seek confirmation on her attendance at our national conference. - EmailEmails to TD's and local representatives inviting them to attend the Dyspraxia DCD Ireland National Conference. - Email
Intent: To inform economic development related initiatives in Athlone including the implementation of the economic strategy and preparation of the Athlone Urban Area Plan
Details: Inaugural meeting of the Implementation Advisory Group for the Economic Strategy for the Regional Centre of Athlone
