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2025-12-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kiera Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Seán Ó Fearghaíl (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek meetings with Government Representatives to discuss subject contained in the Pre Budget Submission which includes funding issues. Meetings held with TD's & Senators regarding our Pre Budget Submission
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission of Pre Budget Submission |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: To secure additional funding required to continue provision of services
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contact to try to push engagement with the HSE in relation to inadequate funding for a section 39 organisation |
2025-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Support in relation to pre budget submission for Cheshire Ireland
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre Budget Submission regarding Disability service provision |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To alert those in government to the priorities of the organisation in advance of the budget
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Pre Budget Submission regarding Disability service provision |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Whilst we support the Bill’s aims to protect people from the tactics of commercial gambling companies that can draw them into problem gambling, none of the studies on problem gambling have identified fundraising raffles and lotteries as a cause. Fundraising should not be equated with commercial gambling.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Gambling Bill: The ban on gambling ads includes fundraising raffles & lotteries |
| — | which will impact charities |
2024-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Meeting to discuss solutions that Cheshire Ireland can offer on this matter
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 15/11/2023 Letter written by CEO Cheshire Ireland to Anne Rabbitte Minister for Disability in relation to Cheshire Ireland and the Minister discussing solutions in relation to the Wasted Lives report and the departments policy on those people with disabilities inappropriately placed in nursing homes |
2021-05-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To prioritise the people using Cheshire Ireland's services (particularly residential services) in the vaccination programme.::To facilitate easier and safer access of those people using Cheshire Ireland Services to the vaccination programme.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The development and implementation of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme. |
2020-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To secure a meeting to outline in more detail the impact of funding deficits.::To highlight the imminent threat to the services provided by Cheshire Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for meeting to outline issues relating to funding deficits that threatened continued provision of services. |
2020-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: 1. That the 1% funding cut proposed for disability service providers would be disregarded especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. 2. That the organisations' funding would be guaranteed for the year. 3. That the sector would be adequately funded and that this matter would be included in the Programme for Government.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | As part of the Disability Action Coalition Cheshire Ireland lobbied through an online briefing for members of the Oireachtas in relation to continued and enhanced funding for organisations funded through Section 39 of the Health Act 2004. |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Finian McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Jim Breslin (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Dialogue and support in relation to Chehsire Ireland funding from the HSE
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letters sent to Minister Simon Harris |
| — | Minisaster Finian McGrath and the sEcretary General of the Department of Health relating to concerns over the orgnisations funding levels from the HSE. Leters were sent 21 November 2019 |