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: 1. Undertake a comprehensive national review of residential care for children with disabilities, involving all relevant agencies, professionals, children, and families, ensuring that their voices and lived experiences inform future service design::2. Introduce legislative reform to ensure that all children in State-funded residential care—regardless of the responsible agency—have equal statutory protections, independent oversight, and access to a statutory appointed allocated Social Worker with all decisions grounded in the child’s best interests and rights.::3. Establish a national governance and oversight framework that clearly defines roles, responsibilities, standards, and escalation pathways, and ensures that children’s voices are heard and families are meaningfully involved in decisions about their care.::4. Provide ring-fenced, multi-annual funding and implement standardised national procedures to reduce reliance on crisis-led placements, with a strong focus on forward planning
Details: IASW position paper from our Social Workers in Disability (SWID) Special Interest Group
Intent: calling for immediate state intervention to ensure residents can either remain in place with additional support or transition only when clinically appropriate and dignified.::• Reform of the 'Fair Deal' (NHSS) Funding Model: The state must adjust funding to provide higher, targeted support for 'high-complexity' residents in private care, removing the financial incentive for providers to evict them when their profit margins shrink.::• Legislative Reform of the Health Act 2007: The Act must be amended to provide Security of Tenure. No resident should be evicted for increased needs without an independent clinical audit and a minimum of 90 days’ notice.::• Investment in Public Care Infrastructure: The state must reduce its over-reliance on the private sector and increase investment in public and community-based care like supported housing and plan for a continuum of care. This will provide a public safety net for the most complex cases.::• Access to Specialist Social Work Support: Speciali
Details: Statement - IASW Raises Alarm Over Eviction of Older People from Residential Care Due to 'Increased Needs'
Intent: To discuss the primary school survey and the unmet demand for multi-denominational education in the constituency / county.
Details: Educate Together briefing on the recent national school survey.
Intent: An invitation to Chime to present to TDs and Senators in the AV room
Details: Contacted the Oireachtas Health Committee in order to secure an invitation to present to public representatives in the AV room
Intent: To work with relevant stakeholders to develop a work stream to include the development of astrategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long termcosts to the health service of diabetes complications. Advance the benefits of Integrated Careacross the EU using the Irish experience as a model for more effective NCD management, using diabetes as a practical case study to illustrate generic tools of integrated care, during the Irish Presidency of the EU.
Details: To seek sustained investment in supporting people living with diabetes and promote a more strategic approach to addressing long term improvements making huge government cost savings, increase Oireachtas members awareness about the scale and severity of diabetes and its impact on society and to work , ...
Intent: Parkinson's would be prioritised during meetings and discussions in Irelands 6 month presidency
Details: Wrote to various politicians and civil servants regarding including Parkinson's as a priority during Irelands Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Details: Correspondence regarding the absence of statutory regulation for Clinical Measurement Physiologists and concerns about the HSE taking on accreditation and approval of college courses and assessment of qualifications obtained outside Ireland, with implications for governance, professional standards a, ...
Intent: To seek urgent Committee consideration and recommendations supporting statutory regulation, an interim national governance structure, consistent minimum standards, an accredited public register and appropriate oversight of Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Details: Formal submission to the Joint Committee on Health regarding the accreditation and regulation of Clinical Measurement Physiologists in Ireland, including the absence of statutory regulation, risks to patient safety, national governance, qualification assessment, programme approval and professional s, ...
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
