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ALONE

September–December

[Housing] To explore the interest in creating housing with support in Donegal. HSE were also present.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Peoples', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Donegal County Council)'}

Age Action

September–December

[Social Protection] Discussing Age Action budget priorities including research on the cost of ageing, depoliticizing the State Pension, introducing statutory homecare scheme, addressing immediate gaps in homecare services, increasing the Living Alone Allowance, increasing the thresholds for means tested payments

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael D’Arcy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Housing] November meeting requested by ALONE with Deirdre Ní Fhloinn to discuss our policy positions, at the meeting there was an invitation for ALONE CEO to speak at a Law Library event about the needs and changes for older people regarding long term leases. Followed by speaking at the event discussed at the Law Library in December.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Deirdre Ní Fhloinn', 'role': 'Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Community] Demonstration of technology that ALONE provide for older people to age at home.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Local Government] Support for DCC and ALONE cold weather campaign.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul McAuliffe', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Community] A video was sent to Jim Daly highlighting ALONE's work in 2019 and a request for funding in 2020.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Community] A proposal was sent to DRCD to highlight the work of ALONE and to request funding from the department in 2020 and 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Concerns about the treatment of marital rape as a stand alone offence as highlighted in a decision of the Court of Appeal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jim O'Callaghan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jonathan O'Brien", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Sherlock', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Ivana Bacik', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Local Government] Met with Chief Executive Officer to discuss proposal to set up new service for older people in Kilkenny and wider region

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Colette Byrne', 'role': 'CEO (Kilkenny County Council)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] ALONE tweets to call on the government to update Rebuilding Ireland to reflect the needs of an ageing Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Social Media All TDs', 'role': "1 tweet with TDs and Senators 'tagged' on tweet"} {'name': 'Social Media All Senators', 'role': "1 tweet with TDs and Senators 'tagged' on tweet"}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Gave briefing to Jan O Sullivan regarding the housing needs for Older people in Ireland.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Jan O'Sullivan", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Meeting of the Joint Committee to engage on the following topic: Housing for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Community] Planning a taskforce to tackle loneliness in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Keith Swanick', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Gave Eoin O'Broin briefing on housing needs for Older people in Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

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

ALONE

January–April

[Community] Met with Minister Kyne to discuss ALONE's Intermediary Role including Technology services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Email to all TDs, Senators, and Councillors on ALONE national campaign 'How will you pay the rent when you retire?'

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All TDs', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Briefing on housing needs for older people, provided ALONE Strategic Plan, and discussed right to homecare with Minister Daly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Community] Request to Minister Kyne to address the Befriending Networks Ireland (BNI) Seminar in May 2018

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Community] As part of the Loneliness Taskforce, we put forward 5 recommendations 1) Responsibility to combat loneliness is allocated to a specific Minister and Government department 2) A public campaign is undertaken 3) Support is offered to initiatives and organisations which alleviate loneliness as their primary function 4) An action plan for volunteering is initiated 5) Irish-specific research on loneliness is undertaken.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Letter re recent Joint Oireachtas Committee Meeting on Housing for Older People.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Letter to members of Joint Oireachtas Committee Meeting on Housing for Older People.'} {'name': 'Maria Bailey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Fergus O'Dowd", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoin Ó Broin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat Casey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Meeting with Director of Housing to discuss possibility for ALONE to develop housing for older people in Kilkenny

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary J. Mulholland', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kilkenny County Council)'}

Oxfam Ireland

September–December

[Foreign Affairs] Participated with DG of Irish Aid in an Oxfam Ireland public event with a discussion panel on the theme "Women Alone"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ruairí de Búrca', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Budgetary matters] Pre budget submission including finance, pensions and benefits; supply of appropriate housing; cost of healthcare; loneliness and social isolation; for consideration in 2019 Budget

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

ALONE

September–December

[Finance] To call for budget allocations to support older persons in Budget 2019

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'All Oireachtas members contacted and invited to lobby day with other NGOs in Buswells Hotel to discuss pre-budget submissions'} {'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mattie McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Tommy Broughan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 34 more

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] Briefing Minister on the housing needs of older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Health] Briefing Minister on the issues facing older people and the age sector

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

January–April

[Housing] meeting with Depty CE DCC to discuss potential service development between ALONE and DCC for servivces for Older People

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brendan Kenny', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Health] wrote to Minister Daly requesting meeting re services for older people

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Met with Celine Reilly to discuss ALONE's services and to explore potential for housing and support services to be delivered to DCC Tenants.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Celine Reilly', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Dublin City Council)'}

ALONE

May–August

[Housing] Met with Director of Housing to inform him of ALONE's suite of services.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tadhg McDonnell', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)'}

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