St Patrick's Mental Health Services

Lobbying Organisation St Patrick's Mental Health Services

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details The CEO co-signed a letter calling for an end to the use of therapy or clinical notes of sexual assault survivors in legal cases related to rape and sexual assault.

Intended results To advocate for a change in the practice of using therapy or clinical notes of sexual assault survivors in related legal cases.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Gilligan, CEO St Patrick's Mental Health Services

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.

Letter (1)

The letter was co-signed along with other parties and published as an open letter in the Irish Examiner 9th June.

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.

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

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

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