Intent: That the International Protection Bill 2026 be amended to: require informed consent before medical information is shared (Head 18(5)); guarantee continued healthcare access for persons subject to deportation orders; protect medical care continuity during accommodation transfers; establish minimum healthcare standards for detention facilities; establish a State-funded Istanbul Protocol-compliant medico-legal assessment service; and define acute and essential medical care.
Details: Safetynet Primary Care engaged members of the Oireachtas during passage of the International Protection Bill 2026, advocating for healthcare amendments. As the only healthcare provider to give evidence at pre-legislative scrutiny, Safetynet sought to restore provisions unanimously adopted by the Joi, ...
Correspondence with members of the Dáil and Seanad providing briefing materials and proposed amendment wording in respect of the International Protection Bill 2026. - EmailMeetings held with members of the Oireachtas to discuss Safetynet Primary Care's position on key provisions of the International Protection Bill 2026. - MeetingWritten briefing setting out proposed amendments to the International Protection Bill 2026, circulated to members of the Oireachtas Seanad. - Submission
Intent: o raise awareness among Government Ministers of the need for youth voice infrastructure in Ireland and at EU level, and to seek Government engagement and support for the Youth Pulse initiative developed by Young Social Innovators in partnership with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center under Erasmus+.
Details: Youth Pulse Green Paper – Enabling Young People to Have a Voice: An EU Perspective. Document distributed to all Government Ministers in February 2026.
Intent: The blow was huge to the town in relation to business and public affairs. From hosting wedding guests to tourists, staff for the Lourdes Hospital, business people, locals, the place was thriving. Its transformation into an IP centre changed many things.The chamber wrote to the minister urging engagement on the matter, due to the impact its closure created.We received a standard reply, outlining the government stance on the matter. No local engagement took place.
Details: In 2024, the biggest hotel in Drogheda closed its doors to the public of the region, having entered into an IPAS agreement for a two year period.
Correspondence to Minister O'Callaghan requesting a meeting with senior J&J leaders - EmailMeeting with Deirdre Gillane to seek a meeting between the Taoiseach and senior J&J leaders - Meeting
In relation to programme and policy issues relevant to beef farmers - Informal communicationIn relation to programme and policy issues relevant to beef farmers - Phone callThe emails were in relation to programme and policy issues relevant to beef farmers - Email
Intent: To update Government officials on plans for the Abbey Theatre.::To promote awareness of the need for continued support of the Abbey Theatre Redevelopment Project.::To explore and secure opportunities for promotion of the National Theatre of Ireland.
Details: Communications between representatives of the Abbey Theatre and Government
An invitation was issued to the Minister for Justice to attend a performance of plays by IPAS residents, funded by an integration grant from the Department of Justice and with in-kind support from the Abbey Theatre and the Civic Theatre - EmailArtistic Director hosted the Minister for Sport at a performance of Mirandolina, an Abbey Theatre, Teatro Stabile del Veneto - Teatro Nazionale Italy, and Croatian National Theatre HNK Rijeka co production, in Padua, Italy. - Event / ReceptionExecutive Director attended a reception for the UK/Ireland summit in Cork and had informal conversations with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Minister for Justice, and An Taoiseach. - Informal communication
