Niall Collins

In Budget 2023 we called for funding necessary to ensure the sustainability of services for people with Intellectual Disabilities. In particular, we campaigned for 1) Significant investment to meet the urgent needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their families, as…

Awareness of the work of Ruhama and influence on policy relating to Domestic, Sexual Gender Based Violence

Policy responses to energy and climate crisis that prioritise energy poverty eradication and decarbonisation

(With regard to levies and bans to single-use items proposed in The Bill) Amendments to the proposed scale and values of levies, that levies or potential bans take into account levels of plastic content and are more focused on better overall environmental outcomes, that the…

Commitment to bring in levy under OSMR bill in timely fashion::Use of any income from levy to fund Irish created and owned screen content of value benefiting screen industry including composers, writers, directors

To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) teacher training on dyslexia (2) equitable access to dyslexia assessment (3) access to quality evidence-based supports in school for students with dyslexia, (4) formal recognition…

The National Economic Dialogue 2022 theme was ‘Building Economic Resilience to deal with International Challenges’. A key issue for the INOU is building the socio-economic resilience of unemployed people and other people reliant on a social welfare payment. To that end, a…

Provide a briefing on Uber's operations in Ireland, including Uber's work on sustainability more broadly. Hold an exchange of views on the taxi market and regulatory framework in Ireland.

To raise further awareness of the risk to employment at Aughinish and the impact on the EU aluminium industry as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and high energy prices

Request that representations be made to Garda Commissioner and Irish Prison Services for the redeployment of 14 Gardai on security duties at Limerick court house , to be returned to front line policing duties within the division.::Highlight the negative impact of anti-social…

Concrete levy to be removed and Ministers and TDs to provide responses to the challenges facing the construction sector.

Seek Government support for Clare County Council’s request for €15 million funding from the Government for the takeover of Shannon Heritage sites in Co. Clare, stating that a decision on the approval of such funding for the Council is urgent and vital.

A response and action on the comprehensive set of proposals which were industry-led and evidence-based, put together in a considered and constructive manner by businesspeople, who are in the frontline in grappling with the current crisis.

Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.

Understanding of the impact on reduction of the national herd