Raise minimum wage to the much needed living wage to help provide a fair and mutually supportive society

International travel is a gaping hole in Ireland’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. We are now dealing with new COVID-19 variants that are more infectious and more deadly, both in Ireland and elsewhere. Nearly one year into the global pandemic, with many lives lost, people suffering, and the domestic economy on its knees we demand that the Irish Government put in place a safely managed system whereby all incoming travellers will undergo supervised hotel quarantine. This will act as our first line of defence in the fight against COVID-19, and will stop new variants of the virus from coming into Ireland. This has been proven and successfully implemented in New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. And now, President Biden has said this will be implemented in the United States of America.

We, the undersigned, are writing to bring attention to a critical issue concerning the education and well-being of deafblind children in our society. Deafblindness is a unique disability that affects individuals in profound ways, particularly in communication, adaptation of teaching methods, and the need for specialized materials. We urge you, as representatives of the Ministry of Education, to take immediate action to ensure inclusive education for deafblind children and guarantee their equal access to education, early intervention services, and tailored support.

Stop the unlawful poisoning/pollution of Irelands natural freshwaters.

Currently there is no legislation allowing adoptees automatic access to their own files. Automatic access to adoption files needs to be legislated for, so that the equality and identity rights given to other citizens are afforded to adoptees.

The pay gap in RTE is a huge problem. Women are not paid the same as their male colleagues for like work and the 'top talent' in RTE earn excessively high salaries. As a public service RTE needs to lead by example and reduce the pay gap by paying everyone a fair salary that doesn't result in such a massive pay gap. The starting point is transparency - publish salaris over €100,000

Concentrate on men’s mental health, preventing any more losses of young lives.

Make Sign Language and Braille studies a subject in schools nation wide. It should be a compulsory, non-exam based subject, such as Physical Education and CSPE.

For all SNAs to be vaccinated before they are required to return to school for their own safety and the safety of the students and families

The petition seeks to amend Assault Leave to include the following provisions: 1. Immediate financial assistance to cover expenses related to medical bills, therapy sessions, and medication for affected individuals. 2. Assault leave for teachers and SNAs for the DURATION of medically certified leave, extending beyond the current three to six months. 3. The establishment of a comprehensive support system for educators who become victims of workplace violence, ensuring a swift and empathetic response to their needs.