Irish Council for Psychotherapy (Irish Council for Psychotherapy)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Council for Psychotherapy

Date published 19 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Statutory Registration of Psychotherapy

Intended results To secure Statutory Registration for the profession of Psychotherapy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity ICP CEO Jean Manahan, ICP CHair José Castilho, ICP members Barbara Fitzgerald and Ann Murphy.

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Varadkar 16th December 2015 IRISH COUNCIL FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AGENDA 1. Introduction to ICP and its member organisations: ? how regulation and registration of Psychotherapists is currently managed 2. Statutory Registration: ? Differentiation of Psychotherapy and Counselling as separate professions ? Protecting the title of Psychotherapy 3. Cost effectiveness of Psychotherapy 4. Challenges Arising

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)

Kathleen Lynch TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)