3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide) (3Ts)

Lobbying Organisation 3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide)

Date published 04 Oct, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018

Specific Details Calling Government to account on failures in the implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland's suicide prevention strategy and non-fulfilment of previous promises related to service provision for suicide prevention and mental health supports.

Intended results To highlight specific areas of concern to 3Ts in respect of failures in the delivery of Connecting for Life, Ireland's Suicide Prevention Strategy; requesting updates on specific items previously committed to by Minister.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Noel Smyth

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)

Leinster House 9 May 2018: This activity combined with delivery of updated copy of 3Ts Suicide Prevention Authority & draft Suicide Prevention Authority Bill (per separate lobbying return this period). 3Ts at the meeting called Government to account on failures in the implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland's suicide prevention strategy. This follows up from a lobbying activity in the previous quarter.

Letter (2-5)

Letter 18th May 2018, following up on 9th May meeting and requesting answers to letter previously sent to Minister and dated 26 March 2018 in respect of Government's failure to implement specific areas of Connecting for Life Suicide Prevention strategy and highlighting 3Ts concerns in relation to same.

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.

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)