Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG (Community Therapy Ireland )

Lobbying Organisation Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG

Date published 19 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence

Intended results Deliver an AV Room Briefing in Leinster House. Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence as a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy. Amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy. Highlight the 18+ years of shared expertise and research on clinical governance conducted by Community Therapy Ireland and the national membership. Highlight the impact of the national membership.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maria Cleary

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 (2-5)

Emails to TDs and Senators to invite them to the AV Room Briefing

Meeting (1)

AV Room Briefing

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.

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

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

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dee Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gareth Scahill Senator (Seanad)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Minister of State (Department of Health)

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

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Joanne Collins Senator (Seanad)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Health)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Maria McCormack Senator (Seanad)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nessa Cosgrove Senator (Seanad)

Niall Collins Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Patrick O’Donovan Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)