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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 8)
2025-05-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek position on Toghermore funding for Equine Centre of which AW has expressed an interest::To establish the up to date position
Methods: Meeting, Conference Call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with Minister Naughton and Deputy Albert Dolan |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Tim Lombard (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The conversation was to make Senator Lombard aware of some of the concerns of Section 39 workers and the impact of having this on the provision of supports for disabled persons.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Alan Tennyson Behavioural Support Manager raised the issue of disparity between pay for Section 38 and Section 39 workers with Senator Tim Lombard. |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: This was an informational session about Toghermore and the potential benefits of the development of an Equine Centre for persons with intellectual disability.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Public Meeting on future of Tuam's Toghermore site |
| — | hosted by Anne Rabbitte |
| — | Minister of State at the Department of Health and at the Department of Children |
| — | Equality |
| — | Disability |
| — | Integration and Youth |
2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure Funding
Methods: Phone call, Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Service user wished to seek clarification from Minister Anne Rabbitte if there would be funding available for her to return home. She service user currently lives in a group home. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Funding for a Community and Sensory Garden for Brooklodge Adult Day Service
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contacted Anne Rabbite to get update on funding that she said will be made available to Brooklodge ADS for a Sensory/Community garden in June 23. |
2024-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To discuss why it's still in place and hopefully have it lifted. As a result of this we have no access to the canteen in the service.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The 1 meter HSE Restriction still in place in Cois Na Coille Adult Day Service |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek support for the staff of Ability West and other section 39 agencies to be paid fairly and in line with section 38 agencies and to avoid closure of day, respite and residential services operated by Ability West.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lettter sent by Ability West Mountbellew Service Users with assistance from staff to TD Sean Canney expressing their dissatisfaction but unwavering support of the proposed planned Strike Action on Pay Parity which was threatened in October 2023. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To see if Galway Council would be open to purchase the house and rent it back to the family to allay anxiety of the service user about his family.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A letter was issued to Minister Rabbitte requesting a meeting about possible supports for a service user Frankie Joe Flaherty White Whose family received an eviction notices from a Private Landlord to vacate their home after 14 years in residence. This was a follow up to a previous contact. |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (Councillor), Galway County Council; Donagh Mark Killilea (Councillor), Galway County Council; Dáithí Ó Cualáin (Councillor), Galway County Council; Eddie Hoare (Councillor), Galway City Council; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Eugene Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Connolly (Councillor), Galway City Council; Martina O'Connor (Councillor), Galway City Council; Liam Carroll (Councillor), Galway County Council
Intent: Heightened awareness by Public representatives
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To raise awareness with public representatives around the issues pertaining to lack of pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 Organisations |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure the Minister's support to assist Ability West overcome some of these challenges.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A meeting took place between the CEO Audrey Pidgeon and Members of the Ability West Board |
| — | Anna Lawless |
| — | Breda Dolan |
| — | Ray Kelly and Jack King and Minister Anne Rabbitte to share some of the challenges being encountered by Ability West.. |
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