St Michael's House Group

Lobbying Organisation St Michael's House Group

Date published 18 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Improvement of adequate funding to provide services for people with Intellectual Disabilities and their families

Intended results A recognition of the funding required to provide current and future Intellectual Disability services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity St. Michael's House Chief Executive Officer, Anna Shakespeare.

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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

Invitation to members of Government to communicate on services and budgets relating to Intellectual disability services . This included local TD's and Ministers of interest.

Letter (31-50)

Invitation to members of Government to communicate on services and budgets relating to Intellectual disability services . This included local TD's and Ministers of interest.

Meeting (2-5)

Brief visits and meetings were organised to meet with members of Government to communicate on services and budgets relating to Intellectual disability services . This included the three named Designated Public Officials below in October and November 2016

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)