Intent: Highlight how our members are unfairly impacted by regulation unsuited to their risk profile.
Details: Regulation Overload of Micro SMEs in the Financial Sector
Officials
Methods
Email
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Special Adviser
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Department of Education
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21 September 2020
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3 September 2025
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Intent: To arrange a meeting to where a delegation from Brokers Ireland will outline the challenges our members face from a regulatory point of view.
Details: Email to request a meeting in Brussels
Methods
Email
Family Carers Ireland
2024-05-21
Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.
Details: Referendum on Care
Officials
Methods
Brendan Griffin & Pa Daly by Marie Fitzgerald - LetterForum- Department of Education Officials- Catherine Cox & Andrew Rooney - MeetingMichael & Danny Healy Rae by Marie Fitzgerald - Phone call
Secretariat of Secondary Schools
2023-09-05
Intent: Enhanced senior leadership capacity in voluntary secondary schools and adequate funding for our schools. In the submission we requested index-linked capitation grants.
Details: Pre-budget submission 2024
Officials
Methods
Pre-budget submission 2024 sent to DPOs as outlined below. - Letter
Intent: Support for our work and greater public understanding and acceptance of autism
Details: Engaged with a range of stakeholders in promoting our World Autism Month Campaign which included the publication of the Same Chance Report
Officials
Methods
Engaged with both Minister's Offices to organise the launch event - Informal communicationEngaged with both Minister's Offices to organise the launch event - Phone callHeld a launch event which was attended by Minister Madigan, Senator Carrigy and Deputy Tully. Minister Rabbitte was also to attend but had to cancel due to ill health. - Event / Reception
Intent: Establishment of an effective Forum on Inclusive Education
Details: Engaged with Department on the establishment of the promised Inclusive Education Forum
Methods
Engaged with Minister's Special Advisor on the issue - Informal communicationHeld a meeting to discuss the establishment of the Forum with the Assistant Secretary General, Principal Officer and Minister's Special Advisor. Subsequently attended the first meeting of the Forum - Virtual MeetingSpoke with Minister's Special Advisor - Phone call
Intent: The timely re-opening of school for all students with additional needs who require in-person learning
Details: Campaigned to ensure that schools re-opened for children with additional needs after the Christmas holidays
Methods
Spoke to Minister's Special Advisor - Phone callThanks Minister Foley and Madigan for securing timely re-opening - Informal communication
Intent: Continued sanction of and support for Autism Early Intervention Classes
Details: Following an appearance by NCSE Officials at the Oireachtas Committee on Education, sought to ensure that existing Autism Early Intervention Classes were retained and that Department policy continued to support such classes
Methods
Arranged to meet Deputy Holly Cairns on the issue - EmailMet with Deputy Holly Cairns to discuss the issue - Virtual MeetingSpoke to Minister's Special Advisor on the phone to raise our concerns - Phone call
Intent: Appropriate support from key officials to ensure our organisation presented the strongest possible bid on behalf of Ireland
Details: Sought letters of support from key public officials for AsIAm's bid to host the Autism Europe Congress 2025
Methods
Contacted both Minister's Special Advisors to request the letters - Informal communication
Intent: Support for the national roll-out of our programme and greater understanding of the need for autism-friendly measures within schools
Details: Invited Minister Madigan to launch the evaluation of our Autism Friendly Schools Pilot Programme
Officials
Methods
Minister attended and spoke at the launch virtually - Event / ReceptionSpoke to Minister's Special Advisor to arrange the event - Phone callWrote to Minister, via email, to invite her - Letter