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2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Funding of 59k per annum to emply a Policy & Research Assistant to work with the current Senior Policy & Research Officer to increase the research & policy utputs of Care Alliance, and subsequently improve outcomes for our membership and family carers across Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking funding for a Policy & Research Assistant |
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Annual funding of 50k per annum to coordinate National Carers Week each year.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking sustained annual funding for National Carers Week under the Carers Gaurantee. |
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Finnegan (Secretary General), The Houses of the Oireachtas Service; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Transparency in communication from Oireachtas Committees regarding meetings, topics, communications and opportunities to speak at JOC meetings.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | CAI was a signatory to a sectoral letter re: Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations |
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat the Cope Gallagher (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: i) Publish a timeline for implementation of the Programme for Government Actionto abolish the means test for Carers Allowance within the lifetime of thisGovernment. ::i) Increase the weekly limit for education, work and voluntary hours for those inreceipt of Carers Allowance, Carers Benefit, and Carer Support Grant. Werecommend a minimum of 20 hours per week.ii) Examine the current methods for calculation of the permissible working hoursto take account of once-off, seasonal work available to family carers. ::i) Raise the levels of payments for Carers Allowanceii) Support the recent ask from the Oireachtas Disability Group, calling for a Costof Disability payment of €55 per week (€2, 860 per annum)iii) Raise the level of the Carer Support Grant to €2,060, in line with the projectedaverage wage increase in 2026.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sent Pre-Budget Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection. This Submission was invited by the Committee as part of the annual Pre-Budget process. We have registered this lobbying with each member of the Committee out of an abundance of caution. |
2025-09-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: i) Publish a timeline for implementation of the Programme for Government Actionto abolish the means test for Carers Allowance within the lifetime of thisGovernment. ::i) Increase the weekly limit for education, work and voluntary hours for those inreceipt of Carers Allowance, Carers Benefit, and Carer Support Grant. Werecommend a minimum of 20 hours per week.ii) Examine the current methods for calculation of the permissible working hoursto take account of once-off, seasonal work available to family carers. ::i) Raise the levels of payments for Carers Allowanceii) Support the recent ask from the Oireachtas Disability Group, calling for a Costof Disability payment of €55 per week (€2, 860 per annum)iii) Raise the level of the Carer Support Grant to €2,060, in line with the projectedaverage wage increase in 2026.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sent Pre-Budget Submission to the Dept of Social Protection. This Submission was invited by the Dept. as part of the annual Pre-Budget process |
2025-05-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seanad Nominations - call for Taoiseach to nominate Joan McCarthy to the Seand as a Taoiseach appointee
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to An Taoiseach re: Seanad nominations |
2025-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: to enable salries for funded employees to better keep pace with cost of living incrases and equivalent salries in the private sector, to further enable staff retention in the long term.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for increases in funding levels for the Scheme to Support national Organisations (SSNO) |
2024-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Anne Rabbitte (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: Increased funding/improved policy/ better outcomes for family carers across the country as part of the budgetary process.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sent copies of our Pre-Budget Submission directly to relevant Ministers in the Dept. Of Health. |
2024-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Increased funding for our national online family carer support group and National Carers Week, both of which increase the wellbeing outcomes for family carers across the country.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking additional funding for Online Family Carer Support Project. This Included an evidence base for increased project funding from within the Dept of Health |
| — | along with details of a business case we in the organisation developed to assist with our request for enhanced funding for the project. In the same communication we made the case for increased funding for National Carers Week which we coordinate each year. |
2024-01-02
Politician(s) lobbied: John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul Phelan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niamh Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Carey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McNamara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pearse Doherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Bruton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Haughey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denise Mitchell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Chris Andrews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Higgins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Ó Broin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dessie Ellis (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joan Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Francis Noel Duffy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ciaran Cannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Griffin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Réada Cronin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Berry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Charles Flanagan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe Flaherty (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Robert Troy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Fitzpatrick (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Imelda Munster (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fergus O'Dowd (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Damien English (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Guirke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Denis Naughten (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc MacSharry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Matt Shanahan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Howlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Kehoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Johnny Mythen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Eamon Ryan (Minister), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance; Simon Coveney (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Education; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Charlie McConalogue (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Peter Burke (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Josepha Madigan (Minister of State), Department of Education; Martin Heydon (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Joe O'Brien (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Malcolm Noonan (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister of State), Department of Finance; James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Mary Seery Kearney (Senator), Seanad; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Regina Doherty (Senator), Seanad; Pippa Hackett (Senator), Seanad; Kathleen Funchion (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline Tully (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patricia Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Increased funding from the DoH for the Online Family Carer Support Project as facilitated by Care Alliance Ireland.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking additional funding for Online Family Carer Support Project. This Included an evidence base for increased project funding from within the Dept of Health |
| — | along with details of a business case we in the organisation developed to assist with our request for enhanced funding for the project. . |
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