Irish Medical Organisation

Lobbying Organisation Irish Medical Organisation

Date published 20 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Statement to the Oirechtas committee on the Future of Mental Healthcare

Intended results to adress recruitment and retention in community mental health services particularly in child and adolescent mental health services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vanessa Hetherington, Assistant Director, Policy and International affairs

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)

meetng with the Oireachtas committee on the Future of Mental Healthcare 1st Feb 2018

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.

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan Senator (Seanad)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Colette Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Gabrielle McFadden Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Senator (Seanad)

Niall Ó Donnghaile Senator (Seanad)