COPE Galway CLG

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister), Department of Education; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Additional resources and related policy changes focused on addressing homelessness, domestic abuse and the needs of older people and supporting the community and voluntary sector to be included in Budget 2027

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Amendment to proposed legislation

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: For the HSE to consider and respond to the request for approval for the sale of a property (Waterside House) in a timely manner.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Additional funds to support children affected by homelessness

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure the ongoing and expanded funding the COPE Galway ‘Helping Kids First’ initiative which focuses on addressing children’s physical, emotional and social wellbeing impacted by their experience of family homelessness in Galway.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: Consideration of possibility of an EU Council recommendation on homelessness during the Irish Presidency and if a conference on homelessness might be organised during the Irish Presidency of the Council.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louis O'Hara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Kyne (Senator), Seanad; Ollie Crowe (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad

Intent: Housing - resourcing of increased exit routes from homelessness; adapt a 'Housing First' approach to family homelessness; resource access to housing for women and children leaving domestic abuse refuge, increased funding on homeless prevention and tenancy support..Youth Homelessness - resource delivery of support services and the current Youth Homelessness Strategy and commit to developing a successor strategy; fund psychosocial programmes addressing the traumatic impact of homelessness::Domestic abuse - fully resourcing legal aid representation, Fund updating schools’ curricula/educational programmes to eradicate Domestic, Sexual andGender-based violence (DSGBSV), delivered by specialised, trained and expert staff.Resource delivery of systematic, mandatory training and educational programmes, by DSGBVspecialists, appropriately trained, expert staff, on DSGBV to all workers in public services,::Older people - Resource a comprehensive, all-of-government national ageing strategy; Resourc

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To ensure that the voices of those with the lived experience of homelessness are represented in the policy debate at the EU level and in preparation of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council in 2026.

Methods: Lobby day

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona O'Loughlin (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Shane Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Sarah Reilly (Councillor), Meath County Council; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Mark Daly (Senator), Seanad; Naoise O'Cearúil (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Awareness raising of this important work and seeking additional funding for agencies supporting addressing these priorities of communication, access to key people/help, community care and bereavement support.

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Noel Grealish (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Stephanie O’Keeffe (Chief Executive Officer), Cuan; Graham Doyle (Secretary General), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Intent: Securing funding for the amount of €694,014 which represents the balance of the capital funding cost of COPE Galway's Modh Eile House Domestic Abuse refuge.

Methods: Letter