Insight Consultants

Lobbying Organisation Insight Consultants

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details To discuss a new proposed Mental Health Counselling Online Service

Intended results To discuss the possibility of developing Mental Health Online Counselling for third level students

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Micheal Parker

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish Assoc of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Marina House, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire. Co Dublin

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website www.iacp.ie

Contact email address info@iacp.ie

Contact phone number 012303536

Contact address as above

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meet to discuss possibility of an online mental health counselling service for third level students

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.

Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)