Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Lobbying Organisation Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Date published 04 Jul, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Jonathan Irwin as Founder of The Jack and Jill Children's Foundation was of the view that the new National Children's Hospital should be co-located with a maternity hospital at Connolly Hospital

Intended results Jonathan Irwin advocated that the NCH decision to locate at the St. James's Hospital site should be reconsidered by Government and expressed this view to An Taoiseach

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jonathan Irwin

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 (2-5)

Jonathan Irwin contacted An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, outlining the option to have the co-location of a maternity hospital (The Rotunda at Connolly) included in plans for the new National Children's Hospital

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.

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)