Think Bodywhys CLG (Bodywhys)

Lobbying Organisation Think Bodywhys CLG

Date published 20 Feb, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Mental Health - Eating Disorders

Intended results Information Sharing, knowledge of services needs and gaps

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Harriet Parsons

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)

Email inviting Minister for Health, and Minister for Mental Health to Bodywhys 30th Anniversary Celebration

Email (1)

Emailed DoH to inform of funding

Email (1)

Emailed Naoise Ó Muirí TD re: Christmas services available

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

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

Naoise Ó Muirí TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)