Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Date published 20 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details The Jack & Jill Children's Foundation has been calling for the abolition of the In Loco Parentis rule in HSE homecare packages for sick children for the past number of years

Intended results Eoin Ryan (on behalf of Louise O'Reilly TD) asked for an update from Jack & Jill regarding the HSE in loco parentis rule, which Jack & Jill provided. The purpose of the conversation was to provide an update to Deputy Louise O'Reilly as Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Health on the issue of in loco parentis and the impact it is having on families who use the Jack & Jill home nursing care service in addition to receiving HSE homecare packages from their sick children

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jean Young

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.

Phone call (1)

Jean Young from the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation provided an update to Eoin Ryan on behalf of Louise O'Reilly TD. The charity continues to call for the removal of the in loco parentis rule from homecare packages provided to sick children by the HSE.

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.

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