Intent: Securing a Grade 7 level for the new Access Officer role within Galway City Council.
Details: GCCN members presented at the LCDC to lobby for the improved grading of the new access officer role with Galway City Council from a grade 5 to a grade 7.
Intent: The report was an output from a conference we held in September 2025. The research paper identified the key issues leading to homelessness among older adults and outlined a number of actions to address the issue. The intended result was to draw attention to these actions and encourage policy makers to take these on board.
Details: We launched a report from a conference on Older People and Homelessness in Ireland at University of Galway. The key note speaker at the launch was President Catherine Connolly.
Event was launch of a report on older adult homelessness in Ireland and key actions needed to help address the issue. The event was held at the University of Galway and the key note speaker was President Connolly. The conference was also addressed by Mayor of Galway Cllr. Mike Cubbard and Minister Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State for Older People and Housing - Event / Reception
Emails to DPOs listed below. In addition emails with the AAI report were sent to the Clerks of a number of Oireachtas Committees requesting that the report be brought to the attention of Committee members who are included in the list below.Clerk of the Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and ScienceClerk of the Committee on Education and YouthClerk of the Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and MigrationClerk of the Committee on Children and Equality - EmailSocial Media
Intent: Housing - resourcing of increased exit routes from homelessness; adapt a 'Housing First' approach to family homelessness; resource access to housing for women and children leaving domestic abuse refuge, increased funding on homeless prevention and tenancy support..Youth Homelessness - resource delivery of support services and the current Youth Homelessness Strategy and commit to developing a successor strategy; fund psychosocial programmes addressing the traumatic impact of homelessness::Domestic abuse - fully resourcing legal aid representation, Fund updating schools’ curricula/educational programmes to eradicate Domestic, Sexual andGender-based violence (DSGBSV), delivered by specialised, trained and expert staff.Resource delivery of systematic, mandatory training and educational programmes, by DSGBVspecialists, appropriately trained, expert staff, on DSGBV to all workers in public services,::Older people - Resource a comprehensive, all-of-government national ageing strategy; Resourc
Details: Budget 2026, calling for targeted, adequately resourced, and structurally transformative policies to address pressing social challenges including in the areas of housing, homelessness including youth homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, older people, poverty eradication, and, ...