Samaritans Ireland
Intent: National Loneliness Strategy and responsible language on self-harm and suicide.
Details: Launch of Samaritans Impact Report 2025
Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Intent: National Loneliness Strategy and responsible language on self-harm and suicide.
Details: Launch of Samaritans Impact Report 2025
Intent: Inform Oireachtas Members of the need for the establishment of a national brain injury case management service with 20 additional posts to reach every person with a brain injury, regardless of location.
Details: Pre-Budget submission priorities
Intent: We are calling for:✅ €6.1m increase for SICAP to support work tackling poverty and disadvantage✅ €10m secured annually for integration supports for new arrivals✅ €10.2m additional funding for LEADER to support rural enterprise and community projects✅ €12m investment in Tús/RSS to sustain essential local services✅ €500k to expand Rural Recreation Officers, supporting tourism, trails and local amenities
Details: ILDN Pre Budget Launch
Intent: To brief Cork Representatives on the work of National Learning Network and to seek their support for a review of the current funding utilisation based funding model. ::To highlight local transport issues for students attending NLN, Hollyhilll
Details: Invitation to National Learning Network, Hollyhill, Cork, Open Day for public representatives taking place on 8 May 2026
Intent: To secure support for the recommendations of the Rehab Group's submission to Department of Social Protection on the cost of disability payment::To request the Committee to invite Rehab advocates to address a future meeting of the Committee on the Cost of Disability
Details: Submission to Cost of Disability Public Consultation and circulation to Members of the Disability Matters and Social Protection Committees
Intent: Support for policies and programmes beneficial for Irish beef farmers
Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers
Intent: To outline to Oireachtas members the funding allocated under the National Breeding Services Grant Scheme to their county and the benefits of the scheme.
Details: National Breeding Services Grant Scheme
Intent: To progress Programme for Government commitments linked to orphan medicines access and rare disease policy.
Details: Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Intent: To discuss the taxi supply shortage in rural Ireland and potential solutions.
Details: The taxi supply shortage in Ireland: in rural Ireland and regional towns, as well as peak-times in urban areas.
Intent: Share our briefing paper outlining our high-level concerns regarding the proposed Bill, and ask TDs and Senators to raise these concerns within their parties, in representations to the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, and in debates on the Bill.
Details: International Protection Bill 2026