Intent: Request that the Committee considers and discusses the concerns and takes corrective action urgently
Details: Wrote to the Joint Committee on Disability Matters to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.
Intent: To express the Chamber’s strong support for the Athlone 2040 project, an ambitious plan to grow Athlone into a sustainable, 100,000-population, 15-minute green city by 2040. We sought to reinforce political backing for the initiative, highlight its potential for economic and community transformation, and encourage continued commitment and investment from national and local representatives.
Details: Support for Athlone 2040 project
Intent: better funding security for the adult education sector
Details: Urgent Call to Protect and Sustain Funding for Community Education
Intent: Pre-legislative scrutiny of any amendments to the Housing Act 1988 with a focus on compliance with human rights. Letter sent prior to appearance before sitting of committee discussing homelessness.
Details: Wrote to Oireachtas Committee Members Regarding 1988 Act prior to appearing before Committee
Intent: To foster engagement with key business and political stakeholders by inviting them to the Chamber’s Corporate Lunch, aiming to strengthen relationships, support dialogue on economic priorities, and highlight issues of strategic importance to Athlone’s business community.
Details: Invitation to Chamber Corporate Lunch
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: 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
Intent: To raise the profile of rare disease policy amongst Irish political stakeholders & seek updates on a range of rare disease policy matters.
Details: Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Intent: Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Arts, Media, Culture and Sport as part of pre-leg scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill to highlight news publishers' perspective.
Details: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill
Intent: To inform relevant Oireachtas authorities of civil society's dissatisfaction with current Oireachtas comms and engagement.
Details: Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations
