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Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)
Education and Training
- Decision to transition Synge Street CBS to a Gaelcholáiste
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National Principals' Forum
· 2 returns
Education and Training
- We continued to highlight issues affecting primary education to our local public representatives such as underfunding, lack of Special Education Needs supports and pressure on principal teachers due to workload issues.
- NPF (National Principals' Forum) Budget Lobby Campaign 2026 was sent to all Oireachtas Members for their consideration
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Social Justice Ireland
Budgetary matters
- Letter to all TDs and Senators to bring their attention to the publication of Budget Choices 2026 and Social Welfare Rates: Benchmarking and Indexation
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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
· 2 returns
Health
- Invitation to Minister McEntee to attend the Dementia Inclusive Generation Programme
- Invitation to Minister McEntee to attend the Dementia Inclusive Generation Programme
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One in Four
Education and Training
- One in Four CEO and a survivor of child sexual abuse were invited to attend a meeting with Minister Helen McEntee and were advised of the upcoming announcement of the establishment of a Commission of Investigation into historical sexual abuse in all day and boarding schools.
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Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland)
Public Expenditure and Reform
- Funding for Coimisiún na Meán Schemes and sufficient Departmental Funding for Government, semi-State and Local Authority advertising to ensure equitable allocation to trusted public service content providers so that all readers and audiences are reached
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CyberSafeIreland
Children and Youth Affairs
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Prosper Meath CLG
Health
- Email invitation to the Prosper Meath Summer BBQ from the CEO
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Inclusion Ireland
· 5 returns
Budgetary matters · Education and Training
- We contacted Minister McEntee, to invite her and or a member of her team to a briefing of Inclusion Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission's priorities, along with a full copy of the document for their consideration.
- We contacted Minister McEntee in response to the establishment of the Commission of Investigation on 'historical abuse' in schools. We raised concern with how the Commission will ensure that the voices of non-speaking individuals, who were so significantly impacted, are heard and genuinely included in the next steps of this vital investigation.
- We contacted Minister McEntee to raise concerns about the motion before the Dáil on Tuesday 15th of July - approval of the draft Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025. This was also a follow up email to a meeting request made on 9th July.
- We contacted Minister Helen McEntee to welcome the appointment of Professor Anne Looney as chair of the National Convention on Education.
- We contacted Minister Helen McEntee to inform her of the publishing of 'The Right to Justice and Participation: Lessons from the Farrelly Commission' and to send her a copy
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Creative Retail Distribution Limited
· 2 returns
Taxation
- Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
- Email concerning the E-liquids Products Tax and concerns around the mechanism chosen to implement the tax via self-declaration rather than as a tax-stamp. Hale also referred to research commissioned from KPMG which raised several important policy considerations around the E-Liquids products tax including the potential for a surge in illicit and grey market sales.