Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthDáil Éireann, the Lower House of the OireachtasDáil Éireann, the OireachtasThe Lower House of the Oireachtas
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: Meeting members to discuss the hospitality sector, especially the 9% VAT rate and the impact it will have on food-led businesses and its implentation. Also, discussed were a range of issues impacting businesses which included work permits, cumulative cost increases, labour costs, energy costs and apprenticeships. The benefits of the 9% VAT rate were discussed in depth. It was sought to achieve an understanding of the sector and issues that it continues to face at outlined above.
Details: Meeting with Oireachtas Members to discuss the sector in its totality
16/06/26: Alison Harnett, Megan Leahy and Michael Seifu attended the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis to engage with party members on shared disability priorities. - Event / ReceptionAugust 2026: During a meeting with Deputy Keogh, Mental Health Reform Representatives asked the Deputy to raise with her parliamentary party colleagues a broader invitation for representatives from the Disability Political Engagement Group to meet and discuss shared priorities ahead of Budget 2027. - MeetingAugust 2026: During a meeting with Deputy Quaide, Mental Health Reform Representatives asked the Deputy to raise with her parliamentary party colleagues a broader invitation for representatives from the Disability Political Engagement Group to meet and discuss shared priorities ahead of Budget 2027. - Meeting
- Extra Time With Dad, report on Paternity Leave Policy. June 2026. - Submission- Pre-budget submission by Movember. August 2026. - SubmissionBriefing to Oireachtas members in AV Room, May 2026 - Event / Reception
Email Sent to all members of the Oireachtas Committee for Children. The submission is publish on our website www.epiconline.ie - EmailMet with Elected representatives and the Minister for Children to discuss our amendments. - MeetingWrote to the Minister for Children Norma Foley to seek support for EPIC amendments - Letter
Intent: An opportunity for Tigers Childcare to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Children to discuss the ongoing challenges facing the early years and childcare sector.
Details: Ongoing challenges facing the early years and childcare sector, including staff retention, core funding, Programme for Government commitments and viable short and long-term policy solutions.
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Details: Invitation to view AIB Portrait Prize 2025 and AIB Young Portrait Prize 2025
Invitation sent to all TDs (captured in last return)The following TDs visited the exhibition within this time period:Deputy Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) Deputy Marie Sherlock (Labour Party) Deputy Catherine Ardagh (Fianna Fáil) Deputy Cathal Crowe (Fianna Fáil) Deputy Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Féin)Deputy Keira Keogh (Fine Gael) Deputy Ann Graves (Sinn Féin)Minister James Lawless (Fianna Fáil) - Email
