Norma Foley

Intent: To implement the asks contained in the submission covering areas from housing, to business supports

Details: Limerick Chamber Made a Pre-Budget Submission for 2027 Budget

Intent: To make Ministers and Oireachtas members aware of ParenThing, an Irish co-parenting app, as practical support for separated families in line with the Family Justice Strategy's child-centred goals, and to seek a short briefing or meeting on out-of-court supports for separated families. No funding, contract or tender was sought.

Details: Supports for separated and co-parenting families in the context of the Family Justice Strategy and family courts reform, including awareness of digital tools that help parents coordinate parenting between two homes.

Intent: Intended to enquire whether PQ had been submitted as had received as no response to initial email request. When update received, intention is to maintain engagement if possible on this matter to get further support as appropriate.

Details: Email engagement with TD on PQ submission request regarding discontinued transport schemes for disabled people

Intent: Fórsa has formally requested that any increase in bed capacity be deferred until (1) safe staffing levels are achieved and independently verified; and (2) tangible progress is made in resolving the outstanding industrial issues currently under consideration at Oberstown Children's Detention Centre

Details: Fórsa official wrote to Minister Norma Foley, Dept of Children, Disability & Equality regarding bed capacity and safe staffing at Oberstown Children's Detention Centre.

Intent: Fórsa is seeking the development and implementation of a new Women's Health Action Plan, an adequately resources framework that ensures equality of access and treatment.

Details: Kevin Callinan, Fórsa General Secretary wrote to Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality. Fórsa is seeking the development and implementation of a new Women's Health Action Plan, an adequately resources framework that ensures equality of access and treatment.

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: 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: Understanding of and support for the work of AsIAm and our organisation's vision and purpose

Details: Held an event to launch the AsIAm Strategic Plan 2026-2030 and invited a range of public officials

Intent: Implementation of the current strategy and an extension of its lifespan::A new Autism Innovation Strategy provided for in legislation

Details: Sought support for the full implementation of (and extension of the lifespan) of the current Autism Innovation Strategy and implementation of government commitment to place the strategy on a statutory footing

Intent: Support for policies and programmes beneficial for Irish beef farmers

Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers