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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 3)
2022-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lisa Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking support on Pay Parity and €1000 pandemic payment
Methods: Letter, Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking support on Pay Parity and €1000 pandemic payment |
2022-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Lisa Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking support on urgent Publication of Disability Capacity Review Action Plan
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking support on urgent Publication of Disability Capacity Review Action Plan |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Obtain pandemic payment for staff
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Email lobbying for the payment of €1 |
| — | 000 pandemic payment for Western Care (Section 39) staff |
2022-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Ring (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To obtain adequate funding for service provision.
Methods: Letter, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter highlighting the challenges and priorities facing the organisation and the sector |
| — | including an invitation to meet and discuss these further in advance of the budget. |
2021-09-13
Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: To obtain adequate funding for service provision and staffing to ensure the viability of disability service providers.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Highlighting major concerns for disability services from a number of challenges including: funding for emergencies & Future Planning |
| — | Therapies |
| — | Transport |
| — | Capital Funding |
| — | deficits |
| — | pay parity/staff retention; and the rollout of PDS |
| — |
2021-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To obtain adequate funding for service provision and staffing to ensure the viability of disability service providers.
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Highlighting major concerns for disability services from a number of challenges including: funding for emergencies & Future Planning |
| — | Therapies |
| — | Transport |
| — | Capital Funding |
| — | deficits |
| — | pay parity/staff retention; and the rollout of PDS |
| — |
2021-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To have people with learning disabilities prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Advocating for people with learning disabilities to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine |
2021-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To ensure people with disabilities are prioritised for Covid 19 vaccination
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Advocating for the prioritisation of people with learning disabilities in the allocation plan for Covid 19 vaccine and outlining the reasons for this |
2021-01-15
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure additional funding for disability services
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Press Release following AGM outlining the difficulties for families and for services especially given the impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic. Also included was a press release from the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers outlining the dismay of the sector at the €10m allocation nationally to help with Covid related costs and that this would not meet the needs of peope with intellectual disabilities and their families. |
2020-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Ring (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To have the Act amended to include payments to carers from the HSE and HSE funded agencies as exempt from tax
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Re Finance Act 2019 - Letter to local representatives re changes in the Finance Act 2019 |
| — | which could mean that Homeshare Providers would no longer be exempt from tax |
| — | resulting in them to re-consider providing this vital service. |