Intent: The Outcome sought is for the draft Cork library bye laws to be progressed and adopted.
Details: Contacted Cllr Horgan seeking his support in the implementation of Draft Library Bye-Laws which had been drafted to be put before elected members for adopting. The draft bye-laws were not progressed by the Council and as such Fórsa sought for Cllr Horgan to seek an update from the Council as to when, ...
Intent: Quarterly public reports on youth homelessness data across 18 local authorities. They were also encouraged to raise the issue within their Housing Strategic Policy Committees,submit questions on current data practices, and advocate for improved data and a successor youth homelessness strategy within their political parties. The aim is to support cross-party efforts toward ending homelessness by 2030 and to drive tangible improvements in local data collection and consultation
Details: To improve policy, prevention, and data collection re: youth housing
'Quarterly public reports on youth homelessness data across 18 local authorities. They were also encouraged to raise the issue within their Housing Strategic Policy Committees,submit questions on current data practices, and advocate for improved data and a successor youth homelessness strategy within their political parties. The aim is to support cross-party efforts toward ending homelessness by 2030 and to drive tangible improvements in local data collection and consultation.' - Email
Intent: An increased understanding of the extent of youth homelessness across local authorities and to provide quarterly publicly available reports on the number of young people aged 18-24 that present for support due to homelessness including numbers assessed as homeless under section 2 of Housing Act 1988, numbers allocated emergency accommodation, numbers not allocated emergency accommodation and reasons why and the numbers not regards as homeless.
Details: Seeking a change in policy, prevention and data collection in regard to youth homelessness, for an increased understanding of the extent of youth homelessness across 18 local authorities.
Intent: Correct Funding Model for Saint Lukes Cork::Include Saint Lukes Cork ( as in scope) in the March 2025 WRC agreement between ICTU and Government ::see above
Details: A S39 not for profit organisation with voluntary and charitable status seeking appropriate funding to stem operating losses, achieve pay parity with our colleagues in the HSE through appropriate means ( NTPF or Legislation)
Advocating for a public system of childcare as part of the programme for government, NWC Director wrote to leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail seeking a commitment to a public system of childcare. Sent 20.12.24 - LetterCare Officer, and Women's Equality Co-ordinator attended the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Intended outcome was to get endorsement and commitment to a model of public childcare. Discussion on this campaign with: Cllr Michelle GouldMaurice Quinlivan TDSenator Paul GavanDarren O’Rourke TD Matt Carthy TD ' - Lobby dayEmail sent to ask for a commitment to Public Childcare in General Election Manifestos and subsequent programme for government negotiations.Claire Kerrane, Brid Smith, Mary Seery Kearney, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, Jennifer Whitmore - Email
Intent: A better understanding of the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.
Details: Invite to morning roundtable discussion with some of Ireland's newly elected MEPs to explore the EU's role in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland.
Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .
Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
Intent: Promote awareness to the struggles experienced by Transgender people within Ireland, including access to gender affirming healthcare, discrimination, and misconceptions of their identity.This campaign focused on educating stakeholders to the global standards in Transgender rights and current issues concerning state decisions in the development of a new model of care for Transgender healthcare. ::Inform the general public of the reduction/increase of concern towards the support of Transgender people and their rights within Ireland within the political party manifestos for the 2024 general election in comparison to these parties 2020 general election manifestos through a compare/contrast description.
Details: Awareness to current challenges experienced within the Transgender community of Ireland
