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Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Heritage] Meeting in relation to disabled people and housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Center for Independent Living

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Hosting a series of webinars to engage Politicians on 3rd December International Day for Disabled People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mick Barry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Damian Boylan', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Buckley', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colm Burke', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Holly Cairns', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 15 more

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Health] Engaged with Minister Anne Rabbitte and her Special Advisor, Noel Byrne, on the need for a National Autism Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Health] Engaged with Minister Rabbitte's office on raising awareness of the medical exemptions for face coverings as relevant to some members of the autism community

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Byrne', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Health)'}

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Health] Engaged with Pauline Tully TD on the need for a National Autism Strategy following a speech she gave on the issue in the Dail

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Pauline Tully', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Education and Training] Engaged with Minister Madigan to seek further changes and consultations to the proposed new Allocation Model for the SNA Scheme prior to its national roll-out

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Michael Ward', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'}

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Education and Training] Engaged with Minister Madigan and her team on the announcement around the opening of a new special school and the importance of supporting special school settings until a truly inclusive model of support was in place

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} {'name': 'Michael Ward', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Education)'}

Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

September–December

[Education and Training] Engaged with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD and Seán Sherlock TD to ask Parliamentary Questions of the Minister for Education and Minister of State for Special Education on the costs of fully implementing the EPSEN Act, as well as the arising legal costs accrued from litigation over SEN matters.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Progressive College Network Ltd.

May–August

[Education and Training] I was lobbying the government on policy regarding the ELE sector - the ability to recruit from abroad; while universities were told students were free to travel, ELE providers were told they were not allowed to recruit from abroad. This meant that ELE providers were put at a disadvantage. The ELE sector relies wholly on international students

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Kehoe', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Carol Nolan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pádraig O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 6 more

Midlands Simon Community

January–April

[Housing] Tony O Riordan (CEO, Midlands Simon Community), Stephanie Duffy (Board Member, Midlands Simon Community), Emma Mannion (Line Manager, Midlands Simon Community) and John McEvoy (Sophia Housing) met with Maraid McGuinneess (M.E.P) on Sunday the 6th of January 2019, to brief her on homelessness in the Midlands, Midlands Simon Community and Sophia's work together and on the work of SMES Europa.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Restaurants Association of Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Submission to the Low Pay Commission regarding Minimum Wage Rates

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Social Justice Ireland

January–April

[Health] Met Siobhán O'Halloran, ASG Department of Health. Purpose of the meeting was as part of the CV Pillar Bilateral meeting to discuss HSP Service Plan and Ageing Well in the Community

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Development and Zoning] PII Recommendations on Functions and Structure of the Land Development Agency

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 13 more

Uplift

January–April

[Environment] Waste Management Bill

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

January–April

[Housing] Irish Wheelchair Association met with Eoin O'Brion in relation to wheelchair accessible housing to tease out how to source relevant figures from all local authorities and look for support to push the agenda of the supply of wheelchair accessible housing

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Petroleum Industry Association Ltd.

January–April

[Energy and Natural Resources] The levy collected from oil companies under the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007 and the future use of funds from this source

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Manley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Sisters of Mercy

January–April

[Environment] Request TD's to vote in the Dail on 26th March in favour of progressing the Climate Emergency Measures Bill to the next stage (it has been delayed for a year)request for support for climate action an an end to issuising new licences for oil and gas exploration

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colm Brophy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Lahart', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'}

County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] A delegation from Hunan Province in China were visiting Carlow to sign a friendship agreement, there was a focus on building ties for potential economic, educational and tourist/heritage links

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Kathleen Holohan', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Jim Deane', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Doran', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'John Murphy', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': "Brian O'Donoghue", 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} {'name': 'Fintan Phelan', 'role': 'Councillor (Carlow County Council)'} + 5 more

County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism CLG

January–April

[Development and Zoning] The promosed IDA site for Carlow has still not been finalised, and while we understand they are in the final stages in securing the land the delivery is well over due

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Pat Deering', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Andrew Doyle', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'}

Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

January–April

[Social Protection] I asked our local TD Tommy Broughan to ask the Minister for DEASP why CE Supervisors have not had a salary increase in 12 years

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tommy Broughan (Former DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

British Irish Chamber of Commerce

January–April

[Trade] 24 January: #Agenda Financial Services Seminar in Dublin

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Community Workers' Limited

January–April

[Community] Community Work Ireland has engaged with the Department of Rural and Community Development in relation to policies and programmes that impact on CWI members who are community workers. Specifically we engaged with the Department on SICAP and the Framework Policy for Local and Community Development, specifically engaging on the national Implementation Working Group. This has included a number of meetings with Department senior officials and meetings of the National Framework Working Gro

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Community Workers' Limited

January–April

[Community] CWI engaged with the Department of Rural and Community Development on the development of the National Social Enterprise Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Bairbre Nic Aongusa', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Cork ARC Cancer Support House CLG

January–April

[Health] We are seeking an increase in our annual funding from the HSE. Currently, there are significant disparities between the levels of funding provided to agencies who provide Cancer Support Services in the community. We are asking the HSE and Department of Health to review the levels of funding provided and to ensure core funding for our services is secured.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jerry Buttimer', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Finn', 'role': 'Councillor (Cork City Council)'}

Ibec

January–April

[Environment] Government engagement on the circular economy and sustainability

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

County Wicklow Public Participation Network

January–April

[Heritage] Heritage Ireland 2030

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'}

Fórsa trade union

January–April

[Employment] Campaigning for the implementation of a 2008 Labour Court recommendation states an agreed pension scheme should be introduced and adequately funded by the recognised funding agency.

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU Brexit Emergency Support Package

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Creed', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Eamon Scanlon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Marc MacSharry', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 108 more

Ballina Community Centre

January–April

[Community] Went to Ministers clinic to lobby for Ballina Community Centre to get funding for a manager and staff through the CSP Pobal scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Presentation Interprovincial Justice Desk

January–April

[Foreign Affairs] To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to support a UN binding treaty on business and human rights; if he will engage proactively in the 2019 process to build on the initial draft of the treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Noel Rock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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