Intent: Inclusion in Budget 2027 key asks within Macra's prebudget document for young farmers and rural youth::Inclusion of a pilot succession scheme worth €5m
Details: Outline and explain Macra's pre budget document asks for young farmers and rural youth with politicians
Intent: To support continued engagement on Ireland’s competitiveness and the policy environment for investment, research and development, and growth in the medtech sector, including implementation of the R&D Compass and continued support for IDA Ireland.
Details: Meetings with Government representatives to provide an update on Medtronic’s activities and operations in Ireland and to discuss the wider business environment for the medtech sector.
Intent: EPIC developed a pre-budget submission to contribute to government deliberations on Budget 2027 Submission seeks increased investment in Tusla and enhanced cross-government investment across Departments and State agencies in a range of services for children in care and young people with care experience, including in relation to housing, health, education, disability.
Details: EPIC's Pre Budget Submission seeking enhanced investment in Tusla and cross-government investment for children in care and young people with care experience in Budget 2027
Intent: Support for the work of the National Learning Network (NLN), which provides personalised inclusive education programmes and supports across Rehabilitative Training (RT), Specialist Training Provision (STP) in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector and Inclusive Education Supports in several Higher Education organisations.::A review of the utlisation funding model for STP ::Capital funding to support the upgrading and provision of education facilities ::Recommendations of STP Review and those of the RT Review should be aligned and resourced to optimise outcomes for future students.
Details: Meeting with Minister Marian Harkin to discuss work of and challenges facing National Learning Network
Email requesting meeting with the minister and follow up emails. - EmailMeeting with Minister in Leinster House where above issues were discussed and explored. - Meeting
Letters were issued to Jim O'Callaghan the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The correspondence communicated the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals. - LetterMeetings were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. These engagements provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position. - MeetingPhone calls were held to discuss issues surrounding the proposed reform of criminal legal aid. The engagement provided an opportunity to present the Law Society's position on the Department of Justice's proposals and to seek support for that position - Phone call
Intent: Letter requesting meeting to discuss the potential impact on diversity in leadership of the Insurance Industry arising from the immediate, significant and persistent widening of performancebetween boys and girls at the highest levels of Leaving Certificate maths that coincided with the introduction of Project Maths.
Details: Joint letter with Insurance Ireland to Minister for Education and Youth
Engaged with Minister Harkin's Special Advisor - Informal communicationLiaised with Minister Harkin's office - EmailMet with Minister Harkin and her Special Advisor - Meeting
Intent: Contribute member perspectives at the Professional Services Roundtable, with a focus on solutions to close the skills gaps in the sector today, the key barriers to closing them, what the government should do differently or faster, and the role industry can play.
Details: Attending Professional Services Skills Roundtable convened by Department of Further & Higher Education