Hildegarde Naughton

The intended result was to secure government funding and policy support for addiction recovery services, as outlined in Coolmine's pre-budget submission.

To recommend how the Budget can best empower charities, community organisations, and social enterprises. To inform ministers, government departments and TDs about urgent issues facing the sector, and to create the conditions for a just and fair society to flourish.

The putting in place or adaptation of funding for broadcasting so it would provide ringfenced, meaningful support for the core news and current affairs carried out on independent radio stations who have 70 per cent of listenership in Ireland. The intended result was also to…

Asking the Taoiseach to work together constructively. we are asking for - Clear and sensible planning guidelines with a derogation for existing operators in regional Ireland already in the industry. - For new operators, we need clear planning guidelines that explicitly protect…

Increased resourcing for SEN co-ordination in schools Ex quota post for Special Education Co-ordinator Roll out of training for classroom teachers on new SEN model and schools' requirements Improved funding for and access to National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)…

Policy equality in Education.

communication & understand for what providers go through

Secure meeting with Ministers and progress ongoing funding negotiations

Reinstating the Section 481 Regional Film DevelopmentUplift::Establishing a dedicated €10 million Regional Fund through Screen Ireland::Developing Regional Clusters to bolster regional producers and capacity

An additional €1.4 billion investment in social housing, capacity to deliver social housing, housing options for older people, increase in HAP limits by 15%, resourcing of exit routes from homelessness, resourcing the delivery of the DSGBV strategy, introduction of a statutory…

To represent the views of Autistic people and their families at the forum, and the advocate for better outcomes of Autistic children in an inclusive education system.

to discuss key educational issue for our community. The issues pressed upon include access to support for autistic people and the pending publication of guidelines on Restraint and Seclusion

WE are seeking the publication of educational outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to determine if they are achieving educational outcomes on a par with hearing peers of similar ability in line with stated Department of Education and NCSE policy.

Many foreign students can complete an exam in their native language in the Leaving Certificate, e.g. Russian, Greek, Latvian, Chinese etc. However, even though ISL is a recognised language in Ireland, Deaf students cannot complete an exam in their first language, hindering their…

To discuss how we can support people living with FASD throughout their education with a particular focus on putting an action plan in place in the Department of Education.