Irish Association of Social Workers

Intent: For review and consideration, two documents: - A report from Sinead McGarry in advance of your meeting on Thursday - A copy of our press release issued today re. RTE investigates

Methods: Email

Intent: Answers to the concerns among the IASW members that social work services are missing and promised posts remain vacant. There are further concerns that allegations of abuse or harm may not be getting passed on from one agency to the HSE Safeguarding teams in order to adequately reflect the volume of allegations or level of harm being experienced in both hospital/ nursing home and community settings.

Methods: Email

Intent: The IASW further calls on the State to ensure that all agencies with responsibilities for children arefully engaged and resourced to play their role in safeguarding and child protection. We also call for an examination of the thresholds of harm that are being set by Tusla for the intake and monitoring of children referred to the service.

Methods: Email

Intent: The IASW call on Government to urgently introduce adult safeguarding legislation as recommendedby the Law Reform Commission.- The IASW call on Government to establish an evidenced informed review of the associationbetween living in private, profit -making sector and poorer outcomes for older people. This reviewmust inform Government policy in both residential and home care, to ensure older people have theright to receive person, rather than profit centred care.

Methods: Email, Social Media

Intent: -An independent time-limited and effective inquiry process, to include a review of failures, of any harm which may have been experienced as a result, of governance and of transparency standards in CHI.Open disclosure to all families of children who may have experienced preventable harm.-Enhanced medical cards for any child who experienced preventable harm.-Trauma informed counselling support for all families of children who have experienced preventable harm.

Methods: Social Media, Email

Intent: We request the immediate investment in appropriate staffing and resources in Special Care. This should include an inter-agency response as appropriate to assist in the specialised care of the most complex children in the country. Particularly, where HSE input is required (e.g. addiction services, disability services, CAMHS etc.) and a full review and removal of the use of security officers in any therapeutic or secure environment for children.

Methods: Letter

Intent: We urgently call upon the government of Israel to fully lift the blockade on Gaza and to immediately allow safe, rapid, and unimpeded humanitarian aid. We call upon all parties to engage in negotiations in good faith towards an immediate and lasting ceasefire, and to ensure the release of all hostages. We unequivocally condemn the ongoing genocidal actions perpetrated against the Palestinian people by the Israeli government.

Methods: Email, Social Media

Intent: The introduction of a comprehensive regulatory framework for adult safeguarding as proposed by the Law Reform Commission & mandatory reporting. Effective interagency cooperation. The establishment of an independent safeguarding authority with oversight of safeguarding activity in all organisations. Improved engagements between regulation and safeguarding. A reform of safeguarding review processes. Regulation of Advocacy Services. Effective evaluation of how safeguarding works in Ireland.

Methods: Meeting

Intent: We would welcome an urgent meeting with you and the HSE to discuss our concerns and identify solutions to manage clinical risk, to ensure that the protocol is implementable for our members and to ensure appropriate assessment and intervention pathways for autistic people.

Methods: Letter

Intent: The IASW stands in solidarity with all efforts to ensure that life-saving assistance reaches thosein desperate need. We commend your leadership in advocating for a principled andcoordinated humanitarian response, and we urge all members of the Oireachtas to support thisvital motion. We note and commend the co-signing of the motion by Sinn Fein, The Green Party,the Social Democrats and Independent TD Catherine Connolly.

Methods: Letter