Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Date published 16 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Pre-budget submission - to advocate for legislative change around counselling & psychotherapy and mental health.

Intended results Legislative change around counselling & psychotherapy and mental health.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa Molloy

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 (1)

Body of email: "As a follow up from IACP’s submission and oral presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Health in February 2018, I am delighted to forward IACP’s Pre-budget Submission together with the details of the funding required for the PCE – CfD Feasibility Study. We are now in active discussion with the ICGP around collaboration for this feasibility study and we would seek your and Committee’s support to secure the funding required. Thank you and if you require any additional information or if you would like to meet with the IACP to discuss the details of the submission and our proposal, please do not hesitate to contact me. " We also attached a number of documents relating to pre-budget submission for counselling for depression pilot proposal.

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)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)