Intent: To ensure there is a understanding of the financial burden faced by inter-county players at a time they are generating significant sums for the exchequer. This is part of a campaign to seek an increase in the government grant available to inter-county players as part of the upcoming budget.
Details: The Indecon Report on the Economic and Social Impact of GPA Players and how its findings relate to State funding for inter-county players
August 27th: Email to Ireland's 14 MEPs inviting them to an online briefing on the Indecon Report. - EmailJuly 10th: The GPA's Pre-Budget Submission was emailed to Jack Chambers TD by GPA CEO Tom Parsons. - SubmissionJuly 10th: The GPA's Pre-Budget Submission was emailed to Patrick O'Donovan TD by GPA CEO Tom Parsons. - Submission
Intent: Sufficient allocation to ensure fair distribution of public funds
Details: Funding for Coimisiún na Meán Schemes and sufficient Departmental Funding for Government, semi-State and Local Authority advertising to ensure equitable allocation to trusted public service content providers so that all readers and audiences are reached
Emails to all relevant DPOs - EmailFollow up calls after emails, requests for meetings, calls about the substantive issues - Phone callMeeting with Minister O'Donovan, departmental staff and advisers - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Build awareness of the importance of maintaining and adding to Ireland's Double Tax Agreements network during the 2025 St Patrick's Day Ministerial visits.
Contact with TDs, and Ministers/advisers from DECC regarding the FEL 4/19 licence. - EmailContact with officials in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to to discuss the FEL 4/19 licence. - Phone callMeeting with Deputy Martin Daly to provide an update on the FEL 4/19 licence. - Meeting
Intent: Support to ensure the future of the service, identifying a suitable support as the service does not fit the profile of a social enterprise, possible affiliation with other organisations
Details: Availability of appropriate support for Ballina Community Centre, not feasible to be a social enterprise, issues facing the survival of the service
Call to arrange meeting - Phone callMeeting to update on eir's mobile and fixed broadband investment plans; discussion on eir's former participation in the National Broadband Plan - Meeting
Intent: To establish the timeline for the announcement of Dormant Accounts funding and to explain to the Minister that the Big Brother Big Sister Programme is dependant on this funding stream.::To discuss a proposal made by Foróige relating to youth initiatives specifically related to rural regeneration and gain an understanding as to how these might be funded
Details: Meeting with Minister Michael Ring regarding Dormant Accounts funding for the Big Brother Big Sister Programme and funding for youth initiatives in rural Ireland
Intent: Reiteration of TASK's continued ability to supply Seniors Alert Scheme monitored alarms throughout Ireland, regardless of form taken by Brexit (as previously given to Pobal)::Minister to ensure apparent sub-contracting (monitoring) breach of Seniors Alert Scheme contract (as confirmed by Pobal) is addressed/has not been continuing::Clarify Pobal's role in having restricted many suppliers from operating countrywide, following the transfer of the Seniors Alert Scheme to Pobal
Details: Seniors Alert Scheme - Pobal's structuring of monitored alarm scheme. Brexit implications. Suppliers subcontracting in apparent breach of contract.
Feb 18, 2019 - Following Minister's statement regarding Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) & Brexit [see https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/brexit-threat-to-senior-alert-scheme-says-minister-905124.html] emailed Minister Ring re TASK's continued ability to supply SAS monitored alarms across Ireland regardless of the form taken by Brexit/noting TASK uses different alarm supplier to the one used by all other 3 SAS suppliers.Suggest Minister raise issue with Pobal regarding apparent sub-contracting (monitoring) breach of SAS contract (& as confirmed by Pobal) by other monitored alarm supplier/s.Mar 14, 2019 - Email seeking clarification on the response received from the department, suggesting that the SAS procurement process (& the restrictions placed on all suppliers, preventing them from sharing SAS work countrywide) was a policy decision & 'not one that was imposed by Pobal'. Also noting that since SAS transfer to Pobal Irish SMEs have been excluded from the SAS completely. - Email
