Christine Buckley Centre for Education and Support CLG

Lobbying Organisation Christine Buckley Centre for Education and Support CLG

Date published 17 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Christine Buckley Centre organised a conference describing concerns that survivors of institutional abuse have now and may face in the future. See previous lobbying return.

Intended results That policy makers would take the various concerns of survivors into consideration in terms of their needs going forward. see previous lobbying return.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Christine Buckley Centre Chairperson - Carmel McDonnell - Byrne

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Facing the future together – Conference 11th May 2019 Conference Chair: Colm O’Gorman, Amnesty International Ireland Carmel McDonnell Byrne, Survivor & Chairperson of Christine Buckley Centre Key note Speaker, Professor Alan Carr, Head of the UCD School of Psychology Grace Sheridan, UCD Nicola Perry, Manager, Community Response Isolde Blau, Principal Psychologist, Tusla Michael Walsh – After the Spotlight, Submission to Government on the long-term support for survivors of institutional abuse and their families in Ireland Geraldine Ryan, Clinical Director, ICAP, UK Fiona Ward, Director, HSE National Counselling Services Francis Treanor BL, Survivor, the importance of survivor organisations, and the anticipated impacts of the closure of Caranua Senator Ivana Bacik, the role of the State in providing continued supports to survivors of institutional abuse Fergus Finlay - Closing address Senator David Norris – Presentation

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)