MinisterMinister of StateMinister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development AidTD
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Department of DefenceDepartment of EducationDepartment of Foreign AffairsDepartment of HealthDepartment of JusticeDepartment of Justice and EqualityDepartment of the TaoiseachDáil Éireann, the Lower House of the OireachtasDáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
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Raising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients - EmailRaising awareness about rare disease policy in Ireland and the EU and improving access to treatments for rare disease patients - Virtual Meeting
Intent: Increase Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation in Budget 2027 and strengthen investment in child-focused international development and humanitarian assistance.
Details: Shared World Vision Ireland’s In the Shadow of Hunger research and Pre-Budget Submission 2027, highlighting the impact of food insecurity on children and advocating for increased ODA, investment in hunger and humanitarian response, and a stronger child focus in Ireland’s development policy.
Shared via email World Vision's In the Shadow of Hunger research report and Pre-Budget Submission 2027, seeking increased ODA and stronger investment in hunger, humanitarian and child-focused development programmes. - Email
Intent: For Ireland to support the UNGA resolution on the ICJ.
Details: Emails sent to a wide range of politicians on UNGA resolution related to the resolution to endorse and operationalise the historic climate ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Intent: Secure Government support, tax measures and policy/regulatory changes in support of the measures outlined in the Pre-Budget 2027 submission.
Details: Circulated Pre-Budget 2027 submission seeking Government support for measures, including reducing Capital Gains Tax; expanding the R&D Tax Credit; reforming the capital allowances write-off period; introducing a training voucher for staff upskilling; reducing the regulated electricity network charge, ...
Intent: Secure Government support, tax measures and policy/regulatory changes in support of the measures outlined in the Pre-Budget 2027 submission by Guaranteed Irish.
Details: Pre-Budget 2027 policy and expenditure measuresCirculated Pre-Budget 2027 submission seeking Government support for measures, including reducing Capital Gains Tax; expanding the R&D Tax Credit; reforming the capital allowances write-off period; introducing a training voucher for staff upskilling; re, ...
Simon Harris – Minister for Finance, Department of Finance; Jack Chambers – Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; Peter Burke – Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Helen McEntee – Minister for Education and Youth; Darragh O'Brien – Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment; Micheál Martin – Taoiseach+ those listed below - Submission
Intent: Increased awareness and understanding, and action, relief or intervention at policy or legislative level in relation to rapid, large-scale increase in the radio levy, without warning; the need for action in legislation or in the context of the Budget, including accessible and ringfenced funding for the sector.
Details: Communicating the concern of IBI Members about the large-scale increase in the regulatory levy of radio broadcasters and seeking action on that issue as well as on the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland budget submission.
Emails and copies of our budget submission, or copies of news releases and statements for information. - EmailEmails to Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport thanking them for their contributions to the Committee hearing and asking for their support in relation to potential legislative amendments to address the issue of the increase in the regulatory radio levy; emails to regulatory officials in relation to the levy increase. - EmailMeetings with public representatives or officials to explain our position and to ask questions about the levy and broadcasting policy or regulation matters and to communicate our position. - Meeting
Email sent to Minister for Foreign Affairs, demanding that the EU freeze all preferential trade with Israel, and halt military and economic cooperation - Email
Intent: Support from government and opposition TDs in relation to funding for primary and secondary school libraries
Details: Emails and mailout to government and opposition TDs and Senators on the subject of funding for school libraries, briefing event for TDs and Senators on same in Leinster House
Emailed Dublin-based TDs and Senators and those with a responsibility for Education, inviting them to attend the CBI AV Room briefing session and to consider supporting our call for funding for school libraries in Budget 2027. - EmailEmailed Government TDs, Micheal Mairtin, Simon Harris, Hildegarde Naughton, Jack Chambers, Patrick O'Donovan, Norma Foley, sharing our budget submission document and asking them to support our call for funding for school libraries. Roy Hearne was also emailed. - EmailOn the 12th of May we were hosted in the AV Room in Leinster House by the Social Democrats where we ran a briefing session for Oireachtas members on the need for primary and secondary school libraries. - Event / Reception
