St Michael's House Group

Lobbying Organisation St Michael's House Group

Date published 18 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Communications

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Meeting with Labour Party Health Spokesperson, Marie Sherlock TD & Interim CEO of SMH, Tara Molloy

Intended results This correspondence was due to a letter inviting policitians to meet with the previous CEO, Liz Reynolds to discuss the disability sector and the challenges that it faced.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Previous CEO, Liz Reynolds

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)

Deputy Sherlock's office reached out in March to organise a meeting but this was put on hold until a permanent CEO was in place. This has not yet been rescheduled.

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)

Norma Foley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)