Intent: €650,000 more funding for NALA services, and funding (where relevant) of recommendations of the Literacy Provision Expert Group, Adult Literacy for Life Strategy mid-term review, and advice notes from the National Skills Council
Details: NALA's pre-budget submission for Budget 2027 (available at www.nala.ie/publications/our-asks-for-budget-2027)
Intent: Recognition for the value of community education for learners, and for the wider FET sector. ::Support for Learner Voice development throughout the wider FET sector.
Details: Meeting with the newly appointed CEO of SOLAS
Emails to organise meeting with Deirdre McDonnell in advance of meeting on the 10th of April. - EmailOne meeting on the 10th of April to discuss the role of AONTAS, highlight the value of community education and explore the opportunities to develop Learner Voice throughout the wider FET sector. - Meeting
Linked in Direct message congratulating her on appointment, invite to 27 April NALA event, request to meet scheduled for 22 May to discuss status of ALL and FET Strategies, NALA's role and funding - Social Media
Intent: Implementation of the Prison Overcrowding Response Group recommendations and to inform the work of the Future of Prison Capacity Working Group to address the prison overcrowding crisis and implement existing progressive policy particularly around reducing the number of people imprisoned for short periods and refocus resources on community-based alternatives and preventative measures.
Details: Highlight recommendations of Prison Overcrowding Response Group and inform work of subsequent Future Prison Capacity Working Group
Asked Senator Lynn Ruane to highlight the Prison Overcrowding Response Group report in the Seanad. - Phone callBrief follow-up submission made to Working Group on Future Prison Capacity with key IPRT asks as outlined during presentation. - SubmissionExecutive Director presented to Working Group on Future Prison Capacity on 5 November 2024 calling for reduction in prison capacity through alternative measures, ensuring policy decisions are evidence-informed and based on robust data, ensuring that capacity planning is human rights based and the need to take a long-term approach to future proofing the prison system by reducing imprisonment rates and redirecting resources to social services, health treatment and community based sanctions. - Meeting
Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.
Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - LetterForum- Department of Education Officials- Catherine Cox & Andrew Rooney - MeetingMichael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call
Intent: Enhanced senior leadership capacity in voluntary secondary schools and adequate funding for our schools. In the submission we requested index-linked capitation grants.
