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2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To follow up on commitments made to improving training and skills provision for the community and voluntary sector.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Senior Sector Skills Policy Manager emailed Minister Marian Harkin |
| — | Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education |
| — | Research |
| — | Innovation and Science |
| — | about the skills and training needs of the community and voluntary sector. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Noel Grealish (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Paul O'Shea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Rose Desmond (Councillor), Cork City Council; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Inclusion of supports for community and voluntary organisations providing services across the country in the Programme for Government.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Campaigns and Advocacy Manager emailed new TDs to advocate for the needs and priorities of the community and voluntary sector in the upcoming Programme for Government. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nessa Cosgrove (Senator), Seanad; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To discuss relevant commitments made in the Programme for Government with newly-appointed Ministers and spokespeople on community.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Advocacy and Campaigns Manager requested meetings with newly-appointed Ministers and spokespeople to discuss priorities for the community and voluntary sector |
| — | and follow up on commitments in the Programme for Government. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To ensure that the experiences of disabled passengers in Ireland were taken into account in shaping the proposal.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Advocacy and Campaigns Manager met with MEP |
| — | Cynthia ní Mhurchú |
| — | to discuss a proposal to the European Parliament and the European Council on passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To oppose the increase in personal injury awards and to outline the impact of high insurance costs on many organisations in the community and voluntary sector.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | As a member of the Alliance for Insurance Reform |
| — | The Wheel sent a letter to Jim O’Callaghan |
| — | Minister for Justice |
| — | Home Affairs and Migration |
| — | on the proposed increase of almost 17% in personal injury awards. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Conor D McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform new TDs about the work and priorities of community and voluntary organisations providing services across a range of policy areas.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Advocacy and Campaigns Manager and Senior Sector Skills Policy Manager met with Conor McGuinness TD to discuss the priorities and concerns of the community and voluntary sector |
| — | focusing particularly on the area of skills and training. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform TDs in the new Government about the work and the priorities of organisations providing services across the community and voluntary sector.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's Advocacy and Campaigns Manager met with Liam Quaide TD to discuss priorities and concerns for the community and voluntary sector across a range of policy areas. |
2025-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To engage with an MEP about the priorities and concerns of organisations across the community and voluntary sector in relation to Europe.
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel hosted an event in collaboration with the European Parliament Liaison Office titled The EU in Your Community |
| — | at which MEP Billy Kelleher was the keynote speaker |
| — | sharing his goals and priorities for the relevant to the sector. Attendees asked Kelleher questions and communicated concerns and issues relating to their work as community and voluntary organisations. |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To achieve a sustainable funding model for the community and voluntary sector.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A coalition of ten voluntary health and social care service providers |
| — | along with representative bodies from the charity sector |
| — | including The Wheel |
| — | published an open letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris on Thursday |
| — | October 17. In the letter |
| — | they urged the Government to establish a sustainable funding model for the sector. |
2025-01-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Bairbre Nic Aongusa (Assistant Secretary), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Decisions on how the NTF-funded sector skills programme will be implemented by The Wheel in 2025.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The Wheel's CEO Ivan Cooper |
| — | met with representatives from the Department of Rural and Community Development to discuss National Training Fund (NTF) priorities for 2025 |
| — | including the implementation of The Wheel's NTF-funded sector skills programme.. |
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