Contact Your TD - Lives on the Line

LIVES ARE ON THE LINE

Follow the four simple steps below to contact your TD, to ensure they know that Ireland must invest in future generations and a more secure and prosperous world. Choose a real life story from one of our members to input and personalise it for added impact.

Four Simple Steps

1. Write your email: Copy the template below and select one or more of the four real life impacts aid cuts are having.

2. Include your Constituency: Please include your constituency in the subject line, along with 'Lives are on the Line', and when signing off to ensure your representative TD takes your concerns seriously.

3. Find your representative TD: Use the TD Directory to find the email of your representative. Simply enter your address and then 'Email All TDs' to be redirected to your email platform with all representatives' emails included. If you're not re-directed, select 'Copy emails', open your email, and paste into sender.

4. Email your TD: Paste the below sample email, ensure your constituency is included, and hit send to have your concerns heard.

Sample Template

Dear Deputy,

Lives are on the line. 

The world is in crisis. [INSERT HUMAN STORY - SEE BELOW]

Today, aid cuts are having a devastating impact on the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world. At a time when there is growing hunger, violence and displacement, aid programmes in conflict affected and fragile countries are being dismantled.   

More than 300 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, and a record 120 million people are displaced. One in every five children in the world – approximately 400 million – is living in or fleeing conflict zones, with women and girls bearing the brunt of violence, displacement and health emergencies. 

With global temperatures expected to remain at or near record levels over the next five years, the impacts of climate change are increasing vulnerabilities globally. Leaving no one behind cannot just be a slogan; it must be a steadfast commitment rooted in action and empathy. Further cuts risk the painstaking gains made to date.

Aid cuts cost lives. However, IRELAND CAN LEAD 

There are two opportunities for the Irish Government to take action: 

1. Increase the amount of Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Budget 2026;
2. Make real progress to realise our commitment to reach 0.7% on ODA spent overseas. 

It is important that we demonstrate Ireland’s values of peace, humanitarianism, equality and justice in Budget 2026, positioning Ireland as a global leader in ODA and strengthening our soft power on the global stage. Our values must be matched by our commitments and our ability to deliver upon them. 

Ireland has a strong, global reputation of delivering quality and principled funding and humanitarian assistance where it is needed most. It is needed now more than ever. Our ODA is an investment in future generations and a more secure and prosperous world.

As a member of your constituency, I hope and trust you will listen to this important call and take action in next month's budget.  

I look forward to your support in this matter.

Regards,

[Insert your name and address so they know you’re in their constituency]

Real-life impact stories

• While children in Ireland return to school, vulnerable children in Burkina Faso are missing out on education due to aid cuts. Many essential education programmes are being scaled down, leaving those in need without critical support. The needs are growing, while the resources are shrinking.
• In Somalia, pregnant women are showing up to closed medical centres. Children with malaria are being told there is no medication for them. There are tangible human costs when funding is suddenly cut. Pregnant women and children are suffering.
• In Kenya, aid cuts mean children are not getting the necessary follow-up care after leaving health facilities, and are not getting medication. This is not a level of care we should accept for any child.
• In Sudan, aid workers are being forced to take treacherous routes to deliver nutrition and medical supplies to clinics. Lack of funding means increased vehicle travel, leading to ambushes and the killing of those simply trying to help.

THANK YOU