Intent: Securing a paused on the implementation of changes to the Special Education Teaching (SET) Allocation Ensuring a budgeted, independent review and appeals mechanism was in place Ensuring Autistic young people could access the SET allocation they require
Details: SET Allocations
Intent: Enhance awareness at Government and Public Servicer of EU Initiatives and ongoing Trade negotiations with Third Countries and the existential crisis facing the Sector::Exchange views on industry and sectoral priorities ::Input into dynamic of Third Country Access discussions.
Details: Advocate and exchange views regarding the jeopardy of Third Country Access to EU Irish Waters and adverse impacts of Irish Seafood Sector
Intent: To increase funding for youth work
Details: Pre-budget campaign to increase funding for youth work in Budget 2024
Intent: funding for Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park for capital projectsTimely start date of Wild Lights eventClarify media article in relation to Dublin Zoo
Details: Requested a meeting to discuss Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park 10 year capital development plan , requested assistance with our Wild Lights project and sought to clarify a media article
Intent: More funding for supports
Details: Farmer Mental Health
Intent: Members wanted to inform the Ministers and TD's on the findings of the PWC sectoral analysis and to outline the severity of the crisis in the sector and the effect it is having on nursing homes closing nationwide and the impact this will have on older people in the coming months/years trying to find a suitable nursing home. NHI request immediate stabilisation fund to cease further closures
Details: NHI members met with numerous Ministers and TD's to brief them on the current crisis in care in the private and voluntary nursing home sector
Intent: Delivery of a budget for a farm Succession Scheme
Details: Succession Scheme
Intent: increased funding
Details: Outlined needs for investment in universities in the context of Funding the Future and the growing National Training Fund surplus
Intent: Improved supports for and acceptance of Autistic people. The publication of an Autism Strategy and the passage of legislation to provide for such a strategy
Details: To mark World Autism Month, AsIAm ran the Same Chance Campaign. This campaign aimed to highlight the broad range of barriers which Autistic people experience in Irish society and seek improved support and public acceptance alongside calling for a National Autism Strategy / Autism Strategy Act
Intent: Continued investment and support for tourism development, promotion and marketing ::Seeking a commitment by Government to retain the 9% rate of tourism VAT rate::Seeking adjustments to TBESS (Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme) to include LPG gas in the qualifying criteria, to increase the reference period to 12 months before the commencement of aggression against Ukraine by Russia and and to amend the overall monthly cap to assist hotel groups.
Details: Seeking measures to support recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality in response to global economic uncertainty, the energy crisis and increased levels inflation and cost of doing business
