LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Lobbying Organisation LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Minister for Health Visit to LauraLynn

Intended results To announce the allocation of core funding to LauraLynn Hospice service and brief the Minister for Health on service provision during Covid.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O'Callaghan

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)

25.11.2020 Minister for Health visited LauraLynn Hospice to formally announced a the first statutory core funding allocation to the hospice service as part of Budget 2021. In addition, the Minister met with frontline members of the LauraLynn Team and discussed the provision of children's palliative care throughout Covid.

Letter (1)

Thank you letter sent to the Minister following his visit.

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)