Intent: To increase awareness of our service and what we do, and to inform the policy teams of our resourcing issue with a view to putting this issue on the political agenda. Our ultimate goal is to increase the funding of our service.
Details: Met with the policy teams within each political party to discuss the resourcing issue of our service - the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities.
I emailed the Policy teams within each political party - Fine Fail, Fine Gael, Social Democrats, Labour and Sinn Fein to arrange a meeting with them to discuss our service, what we do, and to inform them of the resourcing issue within our service. I also emailed Senator Tom Clonan requesting a meeting re same. - EmailMy colleague and I, NAS National Manager Joanne Condon, met with the policy officers/advisors/teams of the following political parties: Sinn Fein, Fine Fail, Fine Gael, Labour, Social Democrats. We also met with the Sinn Fein Disability Spokesperson and the Labour Disability Spokesperson for the same reasons. - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Alexion - Discuss manifesto development process and policy actions to improve outcomes for rare disease patients, including faster access to orphan medicines
Details: Alexion -Prioritisation of rare disease by next government
Intent: Discuss the current Covid financial supports for business (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help city centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development and housing.
Details: Financial supports for businesses and local economies
Intent: To extend the EWSS and CRSS schemes throughout 2021;::To revise the eligibility criteria for the CRSS::To provide businesses with early clarity and assurance about the level of financial support that will be available to deal with Covid-19 impacts at various restriction Levels
Details: Communication with Fine Gael on extension of EWSS & CRSS
Intent: Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development, and housing.
Details: Financial supports for businesses and local economies
Intent: Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development, and housing.
Details: Financial supports for businesses and local economies
Intent: Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies. Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development, and housing.
Details: Financial supports for business and local economies
Intent: Discuss the current Covid financial supports for businesses (including timelines, future extensions and clarity for businesses) underlining how best to continue to support jobs and local economies.
Details: Financial supports for businesses and local economies
Wider discussion on infrastructure spending and investment in the period ahead, how we can help town centres, supporting companies to scale, redundancy payments, driving more balanced regional development, and housing. - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Central Government to make up the shortfall in local government funding as a result of no income from commercial rates waiver and other local taxes
