Note: local authority event to mark the completion of main build works in their locality. - Event / ReceptionNote: this is over multiple meetings and not all NBI officials or Designated Public Officials were present at the same time. - Informal communicationNote: this is over multiple meetings and not all NBI officials or Designated Public Officials were present at the same time. - Meeting
Intent: To bring awareness of the staffing issues in St Lukes General Hospital Kilkenny and number of admitted patients waiting on trollies in the Emergency Department.
Details: 25th August 2026 Conversation Between Grainne Walsh Industrial Relations Officer and Seán Ó hArgáin Kilkenny Councillor regarding St Lukes General Hospital Emergency Department and overall staffing of nurses in the hospital.
25th August 2026 Telephone Conversation Between Grainne Walsh Industrial Relations Officer INMO and Seán Ó hArgáin Kilkenny Councillor regarding number of admitted patients waiting on trollies in the Emergency Department and the overall staffing issues in St Lukes General Hospital Kilkenny. - Phone call
Intent: Requesting a motion put forward by councillors requesting additional, multi-annual funding for retrofitting of local authority homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage
Details: Motion on Various Councils on Local Authority Energy Efficiency Programme
Emailed city and county councillors requesting they put forward motion at their next council meeting requesting additional, multi-annual funding for the local authority retrofit programme. - Email
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: For them to support our campaign to enhance Epilepsy Services & Infrastructure nationally to improve access to specialist services and treatments for the 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland.::For them to support our campaign to expand the HSE’s Chronic Disease Management Programme to include epilepsy, encouraging collaboration between people with epilepsy and their GPs and reducing pressure on specialist services.::For them to support our campaign to develop a National Strategy to reduce the estimated 130 epilepsy-related deaths in Ireland and taking targeted action to save lives.::For them to support our campaign to make Ireland’s schools seizure-safe for the 10,000 children with epilepsy of school going age by ensuring all teachers are trained in seizure first aid and epilepsy.awareness as part of initial teacher training.::For them to support our campaign to ensuring Ireland’s 2022 commitment to implementing the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Ne
Details: Contacted listed DPOs in their capacity as General Election Candidates to support EI's advocacy campaigns if elected to the next Dáil
Intent: To get as many officials to attend the event and listen to Carer issues/ agenda & Gain a commitment from political parties that they will prioritise supports for carers if they form part of the next Government
Details: Encourage DPO's to attend Hustings event re Carer issues held by FCI in advance of the General Election
All support Managers & Comms & Policy Team at FCI. Held in The Ashling Hotel Dublin November 8th - Event / ReceptionBarry Finnegan-Stephen DonnellySimon Harris Edward TimminsSteven MatthewJoe BehanPaul O'BrienJohn BradyJennifer WhitmoreMalcolm ByrneFionntán Ó Súilleabháin - EmailCarol OkekeSorcha ClarkePeter Burke Robert Troy Barry Campion Tanya Cannon Donal Jackson Louise Heavin Kevin Boxer Moran Laura O Neill Gerry Warnock Fidelma Bennet Paul Hogan - Email
Intent: To highlight the issues facing the taxi industry and to share recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade, and to call for support for these measures from candidates and for their inclusion in the Programme for Government.
Details: Email issued on behalf of key representatives from across driver unions and dispatch operators to General Election candidates and Government formation teams outlining key recommendations to protect and strengthen Ireland’s taxi trade.
