St Michael's House Group

Lobbying Organisation St Michael's House Group

Date published 19 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details St. Michael's House responded on Social Media platforms to the announcement of an additional €10 million nationally for disability services by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte TD in October 2020. It was less than 10% of the requested budget required nationally. St.Michael's House lobbied DPO's online for recognition and reconciliation for Inadequate Budget for service delivery for National Disability Sector and for the budget for s

Intended results recognition and reconciliation for Inadequate Budget for service delivery for National Disability Sector recognition and reconciliation for Inadequate Budget for service delivery for St.Michael's House in Covid-19

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liz Reynolds, St.Michael's House CEO and St. Michael's House Head of Communications

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.

Social Media (51-100)

Actively responding and engaging with DPO's on social media platforms in relation to lack of Budget for adequate services in Disability Sector in October 2020. It was various public responses online

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.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Darragh O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)