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Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
January–April
[Community] Contact with Jim O Grady, local adviser to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar , in February 2024 regarding proposed funding opportunities that Castleknock Community Centre could apply for in relation to the future costs of refurbishment of a building the Centre was in negotiations to purchase. Feasibility study and plans of work submitted to Mr O Grady.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
May–August
[Employment] Spoke with Emer Currie office with regard to retaining CE staff with additional learning needs who have reached their three year limit on the CE scheme. Inquired if it was possible for the Dept of Social Protection could look at another scheme that would allow such workers remain indefinitely within a community centre setting.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Emer Currie', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
September–December
[Employment] Meeting with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on 20th October 2023 at Castleknock Community Centre Laurel Lodge to discuss the struggle of community centres to retain quality staff due to an inadequate level of funding awarded to Social Enterprises (SE) through Pobal CSP. The meeting was to highlight the need for an increase in Pobal CSP funding to help alleviate the financial pressure put on SE. SE are mainly a low base generated income business who rely on Pobal Funding to continue the
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
September–December
[Community] Meeting with Minister Leo Varadkar on September 23rd at the St Francis Hospice. This was an opportunity to update the Minister on the possibility of purchasing an adjoining building to the Centre to help enhance our services to the local community and if any government funding scheme might be available in 2023 to assist in re purposing the building for community use
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
September–December
[Community] Importance of CSP and CE scheme to operate community facilities and request to consider parents who took time out of the labour force to look after their family to be permitted and encouraged to avail of the Community Employment Activation strand.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)'} {'name': 'Siobhan Shovlin', 'role': 'Councillor (Fingal County Council)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
May–August
[Social Protection] Importance of CSP and CE scheme to operate community facilities and request to consider parents who took time out of the labour force to look after their family to be permitted and encouraged to avail of the Community Employment Activation strand.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
Castleknock Community Centre Association Company Limited by Guarantee
May–August
[Social Protection] Importance of CSP and CE scheme to operate community facilities and request to consider parents who took time out of the labour force to look after their family to be permitted and encouraged to avail of the Community Employment Activation strand.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
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