Alice-Mary Higgins

Ireland to support a robust gender responsive EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and to introduce mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation::Ireland to support a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Prevent the deregulation of core human rights and environmental standards to protect workers, communities and the environment.

To inform that the MESL analysis of the impact of Budget 2026 was published. To provide evidence based forecast of adequacy of social welfare rates, National Minimum Wage and in-work supports in 2026.

Disseminate a new research paper on the MESL needs of school age children, highlighting the additional costs associated with children aged 12 and over::Informing that new MESL research website is live, and updating links to research reports, publications, data, etc.::Announcing…

Include civil society + lived experience on any energy affordability/poverty taskforce and in governance of the new plan.::Strengthen income supports: benchmark Fuel Allowance, create an Energy Guarantee Scheme, add targeted extra supports for energy-poor households, index core…

The purpose of this presentation was to comment on the lack of a definition of legal counselling in the General Scheme and to suggest an alternative definition of legal counselling.

To ensure members up to speed on data centre impacts and to raise questions for Oireachtas Committee hearing with the Commissions for Regulation of Utilities

Meeting with members of the Committee on climate, environment, and energy

To raise policy issues regarding COP and fossil fuel related policies/bills

Sharing of information and advocacy in support of the Occupied Territories Bill 2018 and related Government proposals

Raise awareness of Christian Aid's work with partners in Colombia on women's rights and equality, in the context of a visit of our partner Sisma Mujer

For Ireland to take progressive action on climate action at COP30 and more broadly through its foreign policy. Focused on 4 areas of: 1. Champion a Belém Action Mechanism on Just Transition 2. Scale up grant-based public climate finance 3. Lead on aligning global finance with…

Protection of human rights defenders and civil society space

Publication by Department of Health of a comprehensive national hearing care plan to reduce public waiting lists for hearing tests and hearing aids in the population, including children.

To point out that Irish farmers fully recognise the urgency of climate action and are determined to play their part in meeting national emissions reduction targets. Across the country, farmers are already reducing emissions, adopting science-based mitigation measures, and…