Martin Daly

Raise awareness of the issues of alcohol harm on public health, seek stronger policy measures to reduce the harm from alcohol, ensure the experiences of those in recovery are included in policy making and improved services for those harmed by alcohol.

Raise awareness of issues around online alcohol marketing with a view towards seeking controls of such marketing.

Raise awareness about the increase in youth drinking of alcohol and other research in new report from AAI.

To seek meetings with Government Representatives to highlight the issues raised in our Pre Budget Submission which included the subject of funding shortages. Meetings were held with both TD's and Senators

To advocate to the Committee about the needs of disabled people in Ireland and the challenges faced by the organisations who support them.

Awareness raising on the issues of perpetrator programmes and their impact. Advocated for the correlation between alcohol use, DSGBV, and the impact on civic society.

Ensure that Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are fit for purpose in a busy clinical environment Data for EHRs must be auto-populated from GP practice management systems. EHRs must be user friendly and the salient information easily retrievable and must not create additional…

Raise awareness on the essential services and positive impact of the Community Therapy Ireland national programme. Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland 2026 Pre Budget Submission.

Deliver an AV Room Briefing in Leinster House. Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence as a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy. Amplify the voice of people who…

Highlight opportunities to strengthen the Coru Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

To propose funding for the ANCs is increased by an additional €50 million, bringing the total budget for the scheme to €300 million::To propose that the eligible area for an improved ANC scheme should be increased from the maximum current 34Ha to 45Ha

To propose::• Increased resources should be allocated to swiftly resolve the backlog in application approvals and the issuing of payments.::• Alongside unutilised allocated TAMS funding from previous years, adequate funding is required to optimise necessary on-farm investment…

To propose::• A Forgotten Farmer scheme be introduced, with all farmers meeting the above parameters eligible to apply for a one-off payment equivalent to what they would have received under the Installation Aid scheme, together with the following and/or equivalent schemes::-…

To propose::• Grant aid from the Climate and Nature fund to be made available from 2026 to all farmers with 70% grant aid for manure/slurry storage facilities.::• Slurry separation equipment grant aided by 70% to assist in reduction of storage capacity requirements on farm.::•…

To propose::• Introduction of a min 50% capital grant for development of farmer owned farm scale biogas plants – financed through Infrastructure and Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF) and or/feed in tariff::• Immediate introduction of Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)::• Introduction…