Intent: The passing of a motion in South Dublin County Council that called on the Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy to introduce a national moratorium on data centres.
Details: Advocacy on Data Centre Moratorium Motion in South Dublin County Council
Email to Cllr Roisín Mannion inviting her to South Dublin County Partnership workshop on data centres. - EmailEmails to all councillors in South Dublin County Council encouraging them to support the motion tabled by Cllr Jess Spear: “That this council resolves to write to the Minister for Climate and the Environment requesting a national moratorium on further data centre expansion.” - EmailPhone Calls with Cllr Jess Spear on data centre moratorium motion. - Phone call
Intent: Calling for the new government to take decisive action in six critical areas in their new programme for governmentTackling child homelessness Expanding universal school meals Strengthening youth mental health services Reducing assessment waiting lists Developing accessible play spaces Enhancing digital safety
Email with pdf of Manifesto attached - EmailSocial media on X, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin over period mid-December 2024 to mid-January 2025. Text and graphics. - Social Media
Intent: The ILFA want to create awareness for the need for a dedicated Clinical Care Programme for our patients living with pulmonary fibrosis in Ireland, their unmet needs, inequality in terms of treatment by the HSE around rehabilitation, the rising cost of energy at home due to their dependence on oxygen to live and oxygen supplier delivery inefficiencies. We requested a meeting the the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly and a meeting with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (JOC).::To get a meeting with Minister Stephen Donnelly and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and to create awareness of patients unmet needs in Ireland. ILFA wrote a letter to Minister Donnelly in January 2024 requesting a meeting with ILFA, which was rejected.::Nicola Cassidy (NC) met Richard Bruton (RB) TD on his canvassing journey - RB then wrote to the HSE on behalf of ILFA and Anne Horgan responded to RB who forwarded communication to NC.::The Irish Thoracic Society (ITS) wrote a letter to Colm Cro
Details: Lobbying for a clinical care programme for patients living with a life limiting disease (in Ireland) 'pulmonary fibrosis' and the unmet needs of those patients.
EC and MC ILFA representatives, met with Darragh O'Brien (DOB) to discuss the need for a dedicated clinical care programme for patients living with pulmonary fibrosis in Ireland and their unmet needs. DB wrote to HSE on behalf of ILFA, - MeetingILFA wrote to Minister Stephen Donnelly requesting a meeting. The ITS wrote to Colm Crowe TD, in support of ILFA's request to make a presentation to the members of the JOC, on the need for the establishment of a clinical care. - LetterJP O'Sullivan had a phone call with Minister Norma Foley to inform her of ILFA's intention to meet the JOC. - Phone call
Intent: To secure a meeting with the Oireachtas Health Committee for the request for a clinical care programme for patients living with pulmonary fibrosis in Ireland and to highlight unmet needs of those patients..
Details: Kathleen O'Meara, Public Affairs Consultant and ILFA members made representations to: Simon Coveney, Micheal Martin, Michael McGrath, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Colm Burke, Sean Crowe, Richard Bruton, Norma Foley, Ronan McMahon, Michael Lowrey, Darragh O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Cathal Crowe, Niall Collins, , ...
Email were sent to: Simon CoveneyMicheal MartinMichael McGrathDonnchadh Ó LaoghaireColm BurkeSean CroweRichard BrutonNorma FoleyMichael Lowrey Joe O'BrienNiall CollinsNorma Foley - EmailLetters were sent to:Sean Crowe - LetterMeetings took place with:Colm BurkeCathal CroweBrendan FitzgeraldRichard BrutonDaragh O'BrienJoe O'Brien - Meeting
Intent: Political awareness of the treatment of four Unite members working for a company - Murphy International - contracted by South Dublin Co Council to carry out publicly-funded work
Details: Dismissal of four Unite members by Murphy International, including a shop steward, on what Unite believes to have been spurious grounds
Intent: Seeking the support of the SDCC County Councillors in progressing the above matters which SDCC Housing Dept had stopped communicating with us months previously. We felt we had no other option but to seek support from the County Councillors and hopefully get an update on the matters.
Details: Allison Graham, CEO, contacted all 40 South Dublin County Councillors on 17th August 2022, advocating for assistance to progress two matters that SDCC Housing Dept had stopped communicating with us for months on - the provision of two safe house properties in West Tallaght and the installation of ne, ...
