Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthDepartment of EducationDepartment of Environment, Climate and CommunicationsDepartment of HealthDepartment of Housing, Planning and Local GovernmentDepartment of Housing, Planning, Community and Local GovernmentDepartment of TransportDepartment of the Taoiseach
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Intent: Ensuring all Autistic children had access to an appropriate school place that met their needs and enabled them to thrive::Ensuring Autistic people are appropriately consulted on proposals to reform Autism class / special school provision moving forward::Ensure 'Inclusive Special Classes' are appropriately piloted and evaluated and adapted to the needs of the Autistic community::Ensure the role of Autism diagnosis continues to be understood, valued and protected in meeting the rights of Autistic children within the education system
Details: Engaged with Department of Education and Youth on concerns around Autism class / special school provision and proposed 'Inclusive Special Classes'
Co-hosted a webinar on the topic of Inclusive Special Classes with the NCSE - Event / ReceptionCorresponded with Minister Naughton and Moynihan on the issue - EmailCorresponded with the Department on the issue - Email
Intent: Share the Pre-Budget Submission “Funding Inclusive Futures”, set out LGBTQI+ priorities for Budget 2027, outline the submission's key asks, invite to attend launch briefing.
Email correspondence with Senator Laura Harmon to secure the use of the Oireachtas AV Room for the launch of the Pre-Budget Submission, and ask the Senator to speak at the event. - EmailEmails to Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Department Officials to share Pre-Budget Submission, invite to the launch, highlight budget priorities/asks specifically related to Ministers’/Departments’ remits, and request meetings - EmailEmails to special advisors/policy advisors for relevant Ministers, to share Pre-Budget Submission, invite to the launch, highlight budget priorities/asks specifically related to Ministers’/Departments’ remits, and request meetings as relevant. - Email
Intent: Share the Pre-Budget Submission “Funding Inclusive Futures”, set out LGBTQI+ priorities for Budget 2027, outline the submission's key asks, invite to attend launch briefing, request meetings as relevant.
Email correspondence with Senator Laura Harmon to request her assistance related to the use of the Oireachtas AV Room for the launch of the Pre-Budget Submission, and ask the Senator to speak at the event. - EmailEmails to Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Department Officials to share Pre-Budget Submission, invite to the launch, highlight budget priorities/asks specifically related to Ministers’/Departments’ remits, and request meetings as relevant - EmailLaunch of and briefing on the Pre-Budget Submission in the Oireachtas AV Room, Leinster House - Event / Reception
Intent: The establishment of an interdepartmental group involving the core agencies engaged in youth justice and related areas to examine what is working well, what is not working well and what needs to change.
Details: Action to address the root causes of youth offending.
Details: Sought support for the CTTC's budget proposals to secure sustainability supports, VAT-71 modernisation, free fares for under-9s, and school transport funding idexation
Details: Sought support for the CTTC's budget proposals to secure sustainability supports, VAT-71 modernisation, free fares for under-9s, and school transport funding idexation
Intent: Support from government and opposition TDs in relation to funding for primary and secondary school libraries
Details: Emails and mailout to government and opposition TDs and Senators on the subject of funding for school libraries, briefing event for TDs and Senators on same in Leinster House
Emailed Dublin-based TDs and Senators and those with a responsibility for Education, inviting them to attend the CBI AV Room briefing session and to consider supporting our call for funding for school libraries in Budget 2027. - EmailEmailed Government TDs, Micheal Mairtin, Simon Harris, Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Patrick O'Donovan, Norma Foley, sharing our budget submission document and asking them to support our call for funding for school libraries. Roy Hearne was also emailed. - EmailOn the 12th of May we were hosted in the AV Room in Leinster House by the Social Democrats where we ran a briefing session for Oireachtas members on the need for primary and secondary school libraries. - Event / Reception
Intent: Ensuring the right to access autism assessment and autism specific services in health/education is strengthened in any reform of the Disability Act
Details: Engaged with relevant public officials on proposed changes to the Disability Act
Attended SNA Event in Department of Education - Event / ReceptionAttended a meeting of the All Party Group on Autism on the topic - MeetingEngaged with both Minister's Special Advisors - Informal communication
Intent: To widen and deepen access to Music Generation for children and young people most in need in Ireland.
Details: Communication and meeting with Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Education and Youth to discuss further development of Music Generation (2027 - 2031) and its provision of performance music education to children and young people.
