20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter30 June 2025. Letter from CEO to list of TD's Ministers advocating for Disability Services in Budget 2026. - Letter31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting
Details: On 24th July, Company Secretary Joe Condon met with Shane Moynihan and Paul Gogarty to discuss key issues for people with Early Onset Parkinson’s in Ireland: the urgent need for an updated neurosurgical robot to double DBS surgery capacity; tax relief on gym memberships, as exercise slows disease pr, ...
Intent: Awareness and Support for investment in regional neurorehabilitation services in line with the commitments within the current Programme for Government
Details: Call for Investment in Budget 2026 to begin to implement the commitments to the development of neurorehabilitation services within the current Programme for Government
E mail invitation to TDs and Senators to attend the launch of NAI Patient Experience Survey report together with launch of Pre Budget Submission - EmailEvent for local elected representatives to mark World Brain Day July 22nd, highlighting local gaps in neurorehabilitation services - Event / ReceptionFollow up briefing e mails to elected representatives following on from the launch of NAI Patient Experience Survey report and Pre Budget Submission - Email
We shared details of our My Moving Brain Community Connect Event in Maynooth with 4 Ministers and 10 TDs in the local area. This included Minister James Lawless TD, who was contacted and recorded a short video about our community engagement project that was shared with the audience on the day of the event during the introduction. - EmailPhone call
Intent: A formal hearing with the committee on EU affairs regarding the upcoming review on of the EU Emissions trading Scheme with regards to aviation during Ireland's presidency of the EU.
Details: Opportunity Green shared with Committee on EU affairs committee members a new policy briefing on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and request to address the Committee on EU affairs on the Irish Presidency of the EU
A phone call with the clerk of the EU affairs Committee regarding the Committee agreeing to invite Opportunity Green to address them after the summer recess. - Phone callEmail to EU affairs Committee members, and committee chair and clerk sharing Opportunity Greens new briefing on EU Emissions Trading Scheme and requesting Opportunity Green present to the Committee in advance of Ireland's presidency of the EU. - Email
Intent: Raise awareness of need for public knowledge of risks from alcohol including liver disease, cancer and FASD. No delay in the introduction of planned alcohol health information labelling
Briefing session for Oireachtas members held in Leinster House on 15 May 2025. Speakers from AAI, Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, academic from Trinity College Dublin. - Event / ReceptionEmails to selected DPOs listed below. - EmailMeeting with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in Leinster House on 29 May 2025Meeting with Sinead Gibney, Leinster House 7 May 2025 - Meeting
A number of DPOs attended the launch of AAI campaign on zero alcohol product marketing on 5 March 2025 outside Leinster House. - Event / ReceptionEmails to selected DPOs on zero alcohol product marketing - EmailIn person meetings with Louise O'Reilly and Marie Sherlock.Meetings held in Leinster House on zero alcohol product marketing - Meeting
Intent: To make members of the Oireachtas aware of services provided by Sage Advocacy to survivors of institutional abuse in advance of any forthcoming Dail debate.
Details: services provided by Sage Advocacy to survivors of institutional abuse
