Frankie Keena

Frankie Keena

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 55

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Westmeath County Council
First Seen
21 January 2016
Last Seen
16 May 2026

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Councillor

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Westmeath County Council

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Intent: To highlight the importance/impact of community education across the Country and illustrate how investing in community means investing in people. Specifically, highlighting critical issues that CEN members are facing, around funding and recognition for the sector across the island of Ireland. Highlighting the Budget 26 submission by AONTAS, advocating for an overall increase of 12% in the Further Education & Training budget for 26, with ringfenced funding for community education.

Details: National Community Education Campaign 2025 (AONTAS). Entitled “Community Education: Local, Lifelong, Life Changing Campaign”, from 22nd-28th Sept 25, with a day of visibility on 23rd. Subsequent meeting with Aontas, Minister Harkin and Community Education Network (CEN) members, held in WCP Mullin, ...

Methods
Day of visibility post to highlight the campaign, a group of learners, staff and board members were included. and the following tagged: AONTAS, Department of Children, Disability & Equality, UCD, UCD Social Work and Social Justice, UCD Gender studies, Women's Collective Ireland - Mullingar. - Social MediaFollowing initial campaign, Minister Marian Harkin requested a meeting with AONTAS and CEN members, which was held in WCP Mullingar on 15.12.25. - MeetingTo bring the campaign to the attention of County Councillors and TD's for Longford & Westmeath, and relevant Ministers; and seeking their support for the sector, funding etc. - Email

Intent: Opening of Athlone Day Care Centre on Friday, 6th June 2025.

Details: Opening of a Day Care Centre by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Methods
The event marking the opening of the new centre in Athlone took place on Friday, 6th June 2025The event was attended by ASI staff, supporters and volunteers.The speakers included Cllr. Frankie Keena; Cllr, Liam McDaniel; the Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell TD; and Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Robert Troy TD. Also in attendance was Micheál Carrigy, Kevin Boxer Moran, and Barry Cowen MEP. - Event / Reception

Intent: A better working relationship with local authorities and better inclusion of people with disabilities during planning and implementation

Details: We ran 8 hustings for the local elections. The local manifestos included local access issues, housing, Transport, Sport. candidates where to work with IWA members to improve local conditions for people with disabilitiess

Methods
we ran 8 local election hustings, Waterford, Portlaoise, Tipperary, Drogheda, Roscommon, Kenagh, Kilkenny, Athlone - Event / Reception