Dignity4Patients

Lobbying Organisation Dignity4Patients

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Email to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar & brief meeting with him at his visit to Dignity4Patients offices requesting the Minister's assistance in addressing patient victim needs, establishing an Inquiry into sexual abuse of Patients in the Irish Health Service and to ensure the speedy completion of current Dignity4Patients funding processes.

Intended results Commitment from Minister to engage with Dignity4Patients to seek to address client needs for recovery. Commitment from Minister for him and his department to address the need for an inquiry into sexual abuse of patients. Commitment from the Minister that he will assist in ensuring the prompt completion of provision of core funding to Dignity4Patients.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Director, Dignity4Patients, Bernadette Sullivan,

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 (11-20)

Email sent to Minister outlining the issues of concern to Dignity4Patients which we would like to raise with him at his visit.

Letter (1)

Letter of invitation to visit Dignity4Patients office

Event / Reception (1)

The Minister for Health, Mr. Leo Varadkar, visited our offices on November 13 2015.

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.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)