Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists

Date published 15 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Press release joint with PSI and AOTI to Dept. of health on breech of best practice with HSE policy on AON SOP

Intended results Ensuring best-practice guidlines included evidence based practice for assessment and diagnosis of disability

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vickie Kirkpatrick, IASLT Chairperson

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 (1)

Email and press release- Statement emailed to Minster for Health, Mr. SImon Harris

Social Media (1)

Call on department of Health to create HSCP Officer; IASLT as part of Health and Social Care Alliance.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)