Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details PBS Campaign

Intended results Highlight our key asks in our pre-budget submission

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa-Marie O'Malley

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitation and Save the Date for political meet&greet event for PBS sent on 27th August 2025

Email All Senators Invitation and Save the Date for political meet&greet event for PBS sent on 27th August 2025

Email All TDs Invitation and Save the Date for political meet&greet event for PBS sent on 27th August 2025

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

PBS for DSP submitted to that dept on 20th June 2025. DPOs present were Minister Dara Calleary and his team.

Email (1)

Email sent to Verona Murphy to request space for political meet&greet in relation to PBS. Email sent on 24th July 2025.

Email (1)

Advance copy of PBS and invitation to meet&greet sent on 18th Aug 2025 to DPOs listed in section 5.

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.

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)