Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Mental Health Bill 2024

Intended results Meet with the Special Advisor for Minister Butler and the Minister to discuss the history and progress of the Bill and need for legislative alignment with key human rights conventions, the statutory right to advocacy and introduction of an independant complaints mechanism.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Helen Gillespie Brown

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 Ian Power (Special Advisor to Minister Butler) to arrange meeting which sudsequently took place on 8th Jan and the 14th April

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ian Power ( Special Advisor to Minister Butler) on 8th Jan in Buswells Hotel in relation to priorities for MH sector and MH Bill

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Ian Power ( Special Advisor to Minister Butler) on 14th April in Buswells Hotel in relation to MH Bill

Informal communication (1)

Informal gatherine post MH Bill passing Dail stage on 29th April Minister Butler, Special Advisor Ian Power in attendance

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.

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)