Intent: In Budget 2025, it is essential that the Government commits to fully resourcing and implementing the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026.
Details: Pre-Budget Communication to the Seanad, Ministers and TD's highlighting the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the critical sustainability issues that are facing the organisations providing supports for these individuals - this includes St Michael's House.
Intent: Support for the continuation of ACA programmes in ACRES and Organics and a new programme for Nitrates and Agri Environment Specialists to assist with the vast private sector client base. Also, ACA submitted their views on other EU and National farm programmes.
Intent: IASW asked for robust adult safeguarding legislation after the Brandon case. The Government failed to act. We asked for legislation after the Emily case. The government failed to act. We are asking for the Government to act now, in the wake of the Grace case
Details: IASW Response to the Farrelly Commission Report
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 express IBA longstanding support for the Introduction of Gambling Regulation in Ireland and to share our views on key concerns about the Bill for a small number of sections.
Details: General Scheme of Gambling Regulation bill and Amendments
Emails to highlight a number of serious legal concerns about the unintended consequences that will arise from several provisions in the Bill if the opportunity to amend is not taken, in addition to a request for meeting to discuss same. - EmailMeeting to highlight a number of serious legal concerns about the unintended consequences that will arise from several provisions in the Bill if the opportunity to amend is not taken, along with financial implications - Meeting
Intent: To communicate Flutter's support for the Bill establishing the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland and to outline concerns about the unintended consequences of a small number of provisions in the Bill.
Details: Correspondence in relation to the Gambling Regulation Bill
Intent: Advocate for rural youth on a range on issues they face: quality broadband, access to transport alternatives, education and training barriers, succession in farming, farming schemes, healthcare etc::Seek commitments from Politicians that they will raise these issues. ::Discuss various solutions and approaches in policy to progress these issues.
Details: Macra's advocacy and lobbying at the National Ploughing Championships
Intent: People on dialysis need 3 to 4 hour sessions, 3 days a week. Currently people on dialysis cannot go on holidays, visit families and friends or complete work trips in other parts of Ireland, away from their local dialysis units. This is because ' out of area dialysis' is not generally available as dialysis units are at capacity. The aim is to ensure that people on dialysis can travel in their own country away from their local dialysis unit.
Details: Provision of out of area dialysis in Ireland, so people can travel to visit their loved ones.
Intent: Request for enough time to be allocated to the Report Stage to allow for proper scrutiny of the new amendments given the scale and complexity of the Bill and that the Bill undergo an independent assessment against Aarhus Convention requirements
Intent: Raise issues affecting carers across Ireland with General Election candidates.::Seeking each party leader to endorse FCIs 10 Pledges for Family Carers Manifesto
Carlow/ KK event Re GE - Event / ReceptionCarrie Ann-Attendance at the Carer Support Group in New Ross. - Event / ReceptionCarrie Ann-Invitation to the Carer Support Group in New Ross. - Email
