Emailed Cork City Councillors Tony Fitzgerald, Oliver Moran, Terry Shannon and Senator Garret Kelleher regarding allocation of ward funds. - EmailSpoke with Cllr John Sheehan about allocation of ward funds. - Meeting
Intent: To encourage members of the Oireachtas to support the establishment of a robust, independent appeals structure for decisions related to social housing and homeless supports.
Details: AV Room Briefing on Appeal Structure and Follow Up Communications
Briefing of members and political staff in the Oireachtas AV Room - Event / ReceptionEmails issued to Oireachtas members or housing spokespersons who did not attend the event, conveying a document related to it. - EmailEmails issued to Oireachtas members or their political staff who had attended the event. - Email
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders; and the passage of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Details: Remediation Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future
Emails forwarding CDA Budget 2026 submission; seeking meetings with Oireachtas and Housing JOC members and providing follow-up information. - EmailMeetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments Scheme as well as the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes. - MeetingPhone calls following up on emails and texts re implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme and Retrospective Payments pathfinders; legislation on defects remediation. - Phone call
Intent: Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme, rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the passing of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.
Details: Remediation Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise chance of such defects occurring in the future.
Emails forwarding CDA Budget 2026 submission, seeking meetings with Oireachtas members, Housing JOC members and providing follow-up information. - EmailMeetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments Scheme as well as the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes. - MeetingPhone calls following up on emails and setting up meetings. - Phone call
Intent: Agreement of parties and groupings to include commitments to reform the MUD Act in the Programme for Government and then to start delivering on those commitments during 2025 and 2026
Details: Reform of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act
Calls to set up meetings - Phone callEmails forwarding the MUD Act Reform Group's Budget 2026 submission, seeking meetings and providing follow-up briefing information. - EmailMeetings with Minister James Browne's adviser, Oireachtas members, party spokespersons/advisers on MUD Act reform. - Meeting
Intent: to request assistance to be shown the new plans to develop more train routes from Cork city to commuter towns in relation to access for Disabled People
Details: email to councillor Moran on behalf of Cork Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO)
Email sent on behalf of Cork DPO to request his assistance to be shown the new plans to develop more train routes from Cork city to commuter towns. - Email
Intent: For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease Management Programme to include epilepsy, encouraging collaboration between people with epilepsy and their GPs and reducing pressure on specialist services.::For them to support our campaign to develop a National Strategy to reduce the estimated 130 epilepsy-related deaths in Ireland and taking targeted action to save lives.::For them to support our campaign to make Ireland’s schools seizure-safe for the 10,000 children with epilepsy of school going age by ensuring all teachers are trained in seizure first aid and epilepsy.awareness as part of initial teacher training.::For them to support our campaign to ensuring Ireland’s 2022 commitment to implementing the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Ne
Details: Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil
Advocating for a public system of childcare as part of the programme for government, NWC Director wrote to leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seeking a commitment to a public system of childcare. Sent 20.12.24 - LetterCare Officer, and Women's Equality Co-ordinator attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Intended outcome was to get endorsement and commitment to a model of public childcare. Discussion on this campaign with: Cllr Michelle GouldMaurice Quinlivan TDSenator Paul GavanDarren O’Rourke TD Matt Carthy TD ' - Lobby dayEmail sent to ask for a commitment to Public Childcare in General Election Manifestos and subsequent programme for government negotiations.Claire Kerrane, Brid Smith, Mary Seery Kearney, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Jennifer Whitmore - Email
