Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 29 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Seeking to input on policy formation around home care services in Ireland and resumption of Home Care Providers Forum convened by the HSE

Intended results Resumption of Home Care Providers Forum Engagement with relevant government stakeholders in the development of the statutory scheme for home care services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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 (6-10)

Email to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health regarding home care services

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings with Michael Harty TD, Bernard Durkan TD and Senator Colm Burke re. home care services

Letter (1)

Letter thanking Minister Jim Daly TD for assisting in the resumption for the home care providers Forum

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.

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kate O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Senator (Seanad)

John Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)