Care Alliance Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Care Alliance Ireland

Date published 05 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Congratulating incoming President, Catherine Connolly, - seeking engagement/discussions/invitation to Aras - specifically for family carers

Intended results Invitation for Family Carers we support to the Aras (ref Garden parties etc) in light of the Presidents commitment to same as part of her election campaign. Awareness of the work of Care Alliance Ireland - specifically the online family carer support project and the return to employment project (Re-Emerge2)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tara O'Connor

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)

Sent letter, and fliers detailing the activities of the online family carer support project and the return to employment project (Re-Emerge2) We also sent a sample of the bulb lasagne sent to hundreds of family carers.

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.

Orla O'Hanrahan Secretary General (The President's Establishment)