Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)
Mass communications
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (2-5)
Emails sent on 17th Sept to Senator Laura Harmon arrange a meeting/ sharing of briefing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024
Email (2-5)
Emails sent on 25th Sept to Senator Laura Harmon and Senator Nessa Cosgrove to arrange a meeting/ sharing of briefing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024
Email (1)
Email sent on 27th Nov with Senator Laura Harmon to request a phone call re the MH Bill
Email (1)
Email sent on 2nd Dec re confirmation of attendance to Seanad Gallery to senator Laura Harmon
Email (2-5)
Emails sent to Senator Laura Harmon on 3rd Dec re sharing of briefing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024
Informal communication (1)
Introduced myself to Senator Laura Harmon on Sept 16th and asked for a meeting
Meeting (1)
In person conversation (Leinster House) with senator Laura Harmon and Senator Nessa Cosgrove on Dec 2nd -discussed speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Meeting (1)
In person conversation (Leinster House) with senator Laura Harmon and Senator Nessa Cosgrove on Dec 9th -discussed speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate
Meeting (1)
In person conversation (Leinster House) with senator Laura Harmon and Senator Nessa Cosgrove on Dec 10th -discussed speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate
Phone call (6-10)
Phone calls made to Senator Victor Boyhan between 14th Oct - 2nd Dec to brief and discuss Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Crtiteria, Independant Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (6-10)
Text messages sent to Senator Victor Boyhan between Oct 23rd - 2nd Dec to request call back to discuss amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Phone call (6-10)
Phone calls made to Ian Power, Special Adviser to Minister Butler, between 9th Oct - 10th Dec to discuss Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (2-5)
Chance meeting in Leinster House with Ian Power on 2nd Dec, 9th Dec, and 10th Dec - exchanged pleasantries. Discussed Seanad debate briefly.
Informal communication (1)
Chance meeting - in person on 2nd Dec 2025- used time to discuss amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Email (2-5)
Emails sent to Senator Nicole Ryan, Senator Maria McCormack on 25th Sept- Sharing of briefing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate
Email (2-5)
Emails sent on 2nd Dec to Senators: Joanne Collins, Pauline Tully, Maria McCormack, Conor Murphy, Chris Andrews, Tom Clonan - Sharing of briefing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Email (1)
Emails sent on 16th Oct to Senators: Anne Rabbitte, Fiona O'Loughlin, Imelda Goldsboro - Clarification on Mental Health Bill Advocacy
Email (1)
Email sent on 26th Sept to Minister Mary Butler and Ian Power - invitation to meet to discuss the proposed amendments and how we can work together on the next stages of the Bill.
Email (1)
Email sent to Minister Mary Butler and Ian Power on 6th Oct 2025. Ahead of the Mental Health Bill progressing to Committee Stage, Mental Health Reform published a Plain English guide to our Key Concerns paper, which we wanted to bring to the attention of the minister and advisors.
Email (2-5)
Email sent on 28th Oct to Minister Mary Butler and Ian Power- Response to Recent Correspondence from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland - emailed documents outlining our concerns with communication surrounding the mental health bill and Mental Health Reforms advocacy
Email (2-5)
Emails for Invitation sent to Minister Mary Butler and Ian Power in November for Mental Health Reform Showcase 21st November, Carrickphierish Library, Waterford and Follow up email reminders
Email (2-5)
Emails sent on 24th Nov to Minister Mary Butler and Ian Power - Highlighted concerns concerns regarding the Mental Health Bill (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (1)
Chance meeting - in person with Senator Anne Rabbitte on 4th September - used time to discuss amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Phone call (1)
Phone Call with Senator Frances Black on 28th Nov to discuss amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Meeting (1)
In Person meeting with Senator Patrick Casey on 23rd Oct to discuss amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (1)
Text message sent to Senator Victor Boyhan on 18th Dec. I thanked for his engagement with Mental Health Reform on the Mental Health Bill and wished a happy Christmas
Phone call (2-5)
Phone calls made to Ian Power (Special Adviser to Minister Butler) between 16th Oct -19th Oct to discuss Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (6-10)
Texts sent to Ian Power (Special Adviser to Minister Butler) between 16th Oct - 26th Nov requesting callback to plan meetings to discuss amendments to the MH Bill 2024.
Informal communication (1)
Follow up regarding a social media post to Ian Power on 16th Oct 2025
Phone call (2-5)
Phone Calls made to Senator Laura Harmon and Parliamentary Assistant Ciara Conway between 2nd Dec -10th Dec - To brief and discuss Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Informal communication (2-5)
Text messages sent between 2nd Dec -10th Dec to Senator Laura Harmon and and Parliamentary Assistant Ciara Conway to arrange time for entry to Leinster House
Informal communication (2-5)
In person conversations (Leinster House) with Senator Frances Black on 2nd Dec -discussed speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Phone call (6-10)
Phone Calls made to Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager for the Tánaiste) on 16th Oct - discussed Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate (Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohibition of Children to Adult Units, Capacity Assessments, Involuntary Treatment Criteria, Independent Complaints Mechanism)
Phone call (1)
Phone call made to Senator Patrick Casey on 26th Oct to arrange an in person meeting
Informal communication (2-5)
In person conversation (Leinster House) on 2nd Oct and 10th Oct with Senator Victor Boyhan -discussed speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 for 2nd stage and committee stage Seanad debate
Informal communication (1)
Sent text to TD Liam Quaide on 9th Oct 2025 for confirmation of registration into the Seanad gallery.
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.