Children in Hospital Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Children in Hospital Ireland

Date published 13 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Sharing Children in Hospital Ireland’s pre-Budget submission, which calls for the introduction of a new social protection payment to assist parents with the non-medical financial costs associated with prolonged and/or repeated hospital care of a child.

Intended results Awareness of Children in Hospital Ireland’s proposals for addressing the non-medical financial costs associated with prolonged and/or repeated hospital care of a child.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anna Gunning

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)

An email was sent containing Children in Hospital Ireland’s pre-Budget submission along with an accompanying cover letter. This was sent (individually) to relevant Ministers, Ministers of State, Party Spokespeople, Party Leaders, TDs and members of relevant Oireachtas Committees.

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore 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 Transport)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Vicki Casserly Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)