Intent: Raising awareness
Details: Sent a report to the Joint Committee for Foreign Affairs and Trade on the state sponsored hate speech against Baha'is in Iran during and after the war with Israel.
Intent: To advocate for the Irish Government to develop a strong public position against the EU's Omnibus Simplification Package, ensuring that key corporate sustainability laws, including the CSDDD, are protected.
Details: EU corporate accountability policy
Intent: Alcohol included as a clear and named priority in the new National Drugs Strategy including clear actions and a commitment by Government to ensure that resources are ringfenced to allow for delivery of the named actions.
Details: Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
Intent: Be Proud of Ireland's Commitment and Continue to Increase Investment in Official Development Assistance (ODA).Work with Humanitarian Partners to Deliver Lifesaving Programmes.Strengthen Ireland’s Leadership by Increasing Climate Finance Contributions.Recognise Across Government that Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is Essential for Building a Better World.Expedite the Implementation of the National Philanthropy Policy.
Details: Concern 2026 Pre-Budget Submission - ODA Helps Build a Better World
Intent: To reconsider proceeding with this outdated method, https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5530425 I propose leveraging anonymized mobile phone GPS tracking data combined with AI-driven analysis to create a more robust, scalable, and real-time solution for transport planning and management. ::Educate TDs on the near-future possibilities with AI traffic management, as mentioned during the media debate about Metrolink, highlighted by Dermot Desmond at an AI conference in Belfast https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2025/08/05/dublins-planned-metrolink-will-be-obsolete-because-of-artificial-intelligence-says-dermot-desmond/
Details: Annual National Household Travel Survey
Intent: That the JOCFAT would not waive pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025, despite the request of the Taniste
Details: Consideration by the JOC on Foreign Affairs and Trade of the General Scheme of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025
Intent: To highlight concerns of the EEB on proposals for the MFF, and lack of ringfencing of funding for nature, and on the negative impacts of the proposals to Life+ funding and consequential impacts for nature and civil society organisations capacity, and to seek awareness and pushback.::To highlight support for the concerns and recommendations in the EEB letter to HoS for the EU Council meeting on 26-27 June 2025, and to further emphasise: the implications for Ireland's upcomming Presidency of the EU; the security risks inherent in a failure to address the triple planetary crisis, risks associated with destabilisation of our democracies and further alienation of society & undermining of the rule of law and public accountability::the need to address misinformation and to provide high quality information; grave concern on the failure to uphold international law, and to address our obligations as third States in the face of serious breaches of international law; call for pressure to invoke A
Details: New EU Multi-annual financial framework, MFF for EU 27 Heads of State EU Council Meeting 26-27 June 2025
Intent: To seek clarification on the Tánaiste's request to waive Pre-legislative Scrutiny (PLS) of the General Scheme of the Arbitration (Ammendment) Bill 2025, and on the potential arrangements for PLS and see rejection of this waive. ::To highlight communications from Gov and other actors promoting full ratification of CETA and concerns from CSOs on CETA, and the publication of the EU evaluation of CETA
Details: Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Arbitration (Ammendment) Bill 2025 & EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Intent: To highlight concerns and the risks given the Government's approach to rushing Planning legislation through the Oireachtas seeking to fix errors made in the rushed Planning and Development Act 2024 and that is non-compliant with the gov amendments with EU Law and Aarhus Convention. Additionally highlight isses with delay in publishing key statuory instrument and delay in publishing on the eISB
Details: Planning and Development Bill 2025
Intent: To seek support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill
Details: Bereaved Partner’s Bill 2025
