Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details This is a support letter for Kyrie Farm from Mental Health Reform in connection with the innovative Kyrie Farm mental health and wellbeing project and the Immigrant Investment Programme IIP funding that the Department of Justice ultimately decided to refuse in July 2024, despite previous approval being granted.

Intended results Support of the minister from the Department in lieu of the major funding that Kyrie Farm had expected and has now lost, and to reconsider offering all or part of the funding to support their work in addressing mental health challenges in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Philip Watt

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name KYRIE THERAPEUTIC FARM COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 35 LAURLEEN BLACKROCK, DUBLIN, A94YN27, IRELAND

Main business or activity

Company website https://www.kyriefarm.ie/

Contact email address info@kyriefarm.ie

Contact phone number

Contact address Boston, Co. Kildare, W23 NH28

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter sent on 2nd April 2025 to Minister Jim O'Callaghan TD

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)