Ged Nash

1) Development of 'Wildlife Corridors' to link existing protected areas, consistent with International 'best-practice'::2) To achieve 'joined-up thinking' between various Departments to achieve greater coherence in Landscape Management and Habitats & Species protection::3) To…

We want our 5 specific asks to become government policy. Our 5 specific Asks are on our website www.handsupforchildren.ie but also outlined below.::1. Universal access to family support programmes.::2. Build on and develop prevention and early intervention practice (€20 million…

The recommendations introduce additional unnecessary regulatory burden and will undoubtedly interfere with the ability of businesses to service their customers, earn income and increase levels of employment and wages;

For key challenges facing tourism to be addressed over the next 5 years to ensure Irish tourism lives up to its full potential as a major engine for job creation and growth.

Simplification and improved efficiency of procurement processes

to secure government support for prompt implementation of EU policy in this area

to appraise minister of Congress concerns on EU refit programme as it applies to Health and safety law

To highlight we have 89 empty nursing home beds in Swords, Co. Dublin as we cannot get the NTPF to agree an economically viable Fair Deal rate of €1200 per bed, per week whilst Beaumont Hospital had to close its A&E department due to overcrowding!!

Measuring social enterprise activity through traditional CSO business surveys::Parity of access for social entrepreneurs to support and training programmes already in existence through LEO networks and other state agencies::Securing government representation for the social…

REI wrote to Ministers Nash, Noonan, Howlin and Bruton requesting that following Budget16 they rethink the Employers PRSI rate of 8.5% in the context of an increase in the National Minimum Wage. Many retailers cannot sustain the increase in the NMW and we had thought that…

Apopt policy to set up Local Public Banking

The purpose of this meeting was to gain the Minister's support of the National Meals on Wheels Network and to acknowledge their importance within the community.