St Michael's House Group

Lobbying Organisation St Michael's House Group

Date published 15 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details CEO from St. Michael's House invited Minister Norma Foley to officially open the new Day Centre, Lakeside in Santry. Taoiseach Micheal Martin also invited

Intended results That the Minister Foley would attend, open and meet with some of the service users.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Doherty, EA to the CEO of SMH

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.

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Lakeside Day Service is a St. Michael’s House service that opened on 10th of August 2026, with the official opening on the 3rd of September is providing a new home for the former Northbrook Industries Day Service, which closed on 31st of July 2026 after approximately 30 years in operation. It is the result of a highly successful collaborative project between St. Michael’s House and the HSE, which took almost four years to bring to fruition and was funded by the State and St Michales House.

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.

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

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)