Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Covid-19 issues in the home care sector

Intended results Meeting to discuss level 5 restrictions and the home care sector An update on the logistics of vaccination home care clients To receive an update on the vaccine schedule for front line health care workers That home care workers be offered their second dose of the AztraZeneca vaccine after 12 weeks. That a method for vaccinating new front line healthcare workers be identified To inform on the vaccination progress and levels of Covid-19 present in the home care sector. To discuss the implementation of the Statutory Home Care scheme. That the government intervenes to ensure private home care providers have protection against insurance claims related to Covid-19.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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.

Letter (6-10)

Letters sent via email to Stephen Donnelly T.D., Minister of Health, Mary Butler T.D., Minister of State with Responsibility for Mental Health and Older People; Dr Kathleen McLellan, Assistant Secretary, Social Care Division, Department of Health;

Email (2-5)

Emails were sent to Colm Burke, T.D,

Virtual Meeting (1)

A virtual meeting with Stephen Donnelly T.D., Minister of Health took place in January 2021.

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)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Kathleen MacLellan Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)