Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To see increased funding for placements on social farms for people recovering from mental ill health and to see an increase in the numbers of placements commissioned by mental health services and professionals around the country.
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We engaged with Minister of State Mary Butler T.D. MOS for Mental health in Depertmnet of Health on two social farms (Dungarvan and Nenagh) to discuss how social farmers support people in recovery and how the cost of the placements are funded etc.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: We have prepared a pre-budget submission and circulated it to the Minister, the MOS and staff in the Department and HSE and also to our local representatives (TDs Cllrs ) and our other Local Development partners in this project. We have requested meetings to provide more information and will follow up with emails and phone calls. There may be an event to highlight this pre-budget submission.
Methods: Letter
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We have contacted Minister Norma Foley T.D. on a number of occasions to discuss continuation / expansion of DCDE / HSE (S39) funding for disabled people to access social farming placements in 2026
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To meet with the Minister and hopefully have him visit a social farm and lean more about the project and what we and social framers do in and through the project thet DAFFM fund.
Methods: Email
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A request was sent to the Minister For Agriculture Food Fisheries and the Marine Martin Heydon T.D. to meet with reps of LDC and the social farming Ireland network to talk about the project and to inform the new Minister about Social Farming
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss Social farming and various challenges in developing social Farming in 2025 and its inclusion on the new programme for Government etc
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting with Erin Mc Greehan T.D
Politician(s) lobbied: Hildegarde Naughton (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To inform the Minister of our work in social Farming and about the issues and challenges in delivering placements for people with disabilities. Also hoping the Minister might visit one of our social farms in our National Network Social Farming Ireland
Methods: Letter
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We requested a meeting with the newly appointed Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton
Politician(s) lobbied: Pippa Hackett (Super Junior Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: To secure additional funding for Social farming initiatives
Methods: Email
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A pre budget submission was made to DAFM on funding for Social farming seeking additional funding
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