Intent: To secure meetings with Oireachtas members to highlight the role of insourcing and its contribution in reducing waiting lists.
Details: Request for meeting to discuss the role of insourcing in reducing waiting lists in the health service.
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: To seek support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill
Details: Bereaved Partner’s Bill 2025
Intent: Simplify processes for transforming over the shop spaces into housing and revitalise under-used housing stock
Details: Supported the focus of the informal Oireachtas cross-party Committee at Leinster House
Intent: Ensure Ministers recognised the need for delivery is now urgent::Demanding Balanced Regional Development and funding that will address years of infrastructure deficits
Details: Budget Submission outlining the priorities for Letterkenny Chamber Members and the wider region
Intent: Restoration of the 9% rate of VAT for hospitality food services::Measures to improve cost competitiveness and avoid any further cost increases::For a review to be carried out of options for assisting hotels to develop employer-led staff accommodation across the sector::Targeted funding for a national hotel retrofitting scheme to reduce carbon footprint::Increased investment and support for tourism marketing both domestically and overseas.::Insurance reform and policy to avoid any additional increases in insurance costs::Increased investment in training and skills development within the sector::Robust enforcement of regulations around short term lettings::Additional resources for tourism economic research::Avoid the introduction of a tourist tax::Increased air access including removal of cap at Dublin airport
Details: Seeking Government measures to support the continued recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry
Intent: Ensure the Minister understood the Housing Crisis in the North West. Not only the general issues of social housing projects but also the nature of the Defective Blocks Crisis that has made a bad situation worse.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
Intent: Impress upon the Minister the importance of balanced regional development. Ensure that the lack of investment in strategic infrastructure projects in the North West were given the priority they deserve. ::Investment in skills, housing and town centre are much needed for the region.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
Intent: Impress upon the Minister the importance of balanced regional development. ::Ensure that the lack of investment in strategic infrastructure projects in the North West were given the priority they deserve. ::Help the Minister to understand that investment in this region would enable the region to become net contributors in the future.
Details: President's Lunch with Minister Dara Calleary as keynote speaker.
Intent: To engage current members of the Group on their interest in staying on as members.::To engage new members of the Oireachtas on their interest in joining the Group.
Details: Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Cancer
