20th May 2025. CEO invited Minister James Brown to visit St Michael's House - Letter30 June 2025. Letter from CEO to list of TD's Ministers advocating for Disability Services in Budget 2026. - Letter31st July 2025. CEO and Director of Access, Integration & Adult Services met with Minister Chambers to discuss funding and budgetary concerns for St Michael's House and disability services. - Meeting
Intent: Welcoming TD's to visit St Michael's House or have Teams meeting to discuss the challenges within the disability sector and potential solutions. It is a fantastic opportunity to work together to create positive change for individuals with disabilities and their families and carers.
Details: Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
Intent: Alcohol included as a clear and named priority in the new National Drugs Strategy including clear actions and a commitment by Government to ensure that resources are ringfenced to allow for delivery of the named actions.
Details: Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
Follow up by phone from written correspondence to Senator Aubrey McCarthy to ask that he would raise matters relating to the inclusion of alcohol in the new national drug strategy in the Seanad. Matters raised by Senator McCarthy. - Phone callFollow up to response from Deputy Coppinger to our email and policy document sent as part of mass communication circulated to all Oireachtas members in June. Deputy Coppinger indicated that she would raise Parlimentary Questions in regard to the matters raised. - EmailFollow up to response in June from Deputy Shay Brennan TF to email and policy document sent as part of mass communication circulated to all Oireachtas members in June. Deputy Brennan indicated that he would raise matters within the Fianna Fail party - Email
Additional info: Follow up email to Senator Eileen Flynn on 8 July 2025 signaling our availability to discuss the legislation with her. - EmailDirect emails sent to members of the Oireachtas on 26 June 2025 to invite members of the Oireachtas to a FLAC briefing concerning the 2025 Bill. - EmailEmail of 14 May 2025 to Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Social Protection, following up on earlier letter sent by FLAC seeking a meeting with him to seek the Minister's support for FLAC's proposed amendments to the 2025 Bill. - Email
Campaign launch follow up and request for meeting re Campaign advocacy asks - EmailInvitation to launch of new report Fuelling Injustice - Ireland’s fossil fuel problem and the case for a fair, funded, global phase out - EmailLetter to Minister O'Brien regarding Government policy on commercial LNG - Letter
Intent: Influence the Department to develop Irish Sign Language Leaving Cert Exam as soon as possible, and for the Minister to order the collation and publication of STen outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Details: To advocate for the development of Irish Sign Language as a Leaving Cert Exam & publication of educational outcomes of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students
Letter to Education Committee members - LetterMeeting with 2 members of Education Committee: Senator Linda Nelson-Murray and Senator Garth Scahill - MeetingMeeting with Minister Michael Moynihan and Department official - Meeting
23.06.25 - Informal communicationPanelist at a briefing event in the AV room, 15.05.25; engagement with attendees, as listed below. - Event / Reception