Nursing Homes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Nursing Homes Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Advancing the necessity to ensure the Covid19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel recommendations are implemented to achieve structural reform within the nursing home sector. NHI advocacy focused on: Integration: Ensure residents have access to community care services vital to support their health and social care needs; Resourcing: Introduce funding model commensurate with nursing home care costs; Workforce: Develop comprehensive workforce strategy to concentrate on attracting and retaining staff

Intended results Ensure initiatives are effected to achieve implementation of Covid19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel recommendations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tadhg Daly

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 (11-20)

Further to the Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report adopted by the Oireachtas and published in August 2020, Nursing Homes Ireland commissioned Accenture to conduct an in-depth analysis of the Expert Panels 86 recommendations. The execution of these recommendations will have a long-lasting effect on the care for residents in Nursing Homes for the future and sent a copy of the report.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Presentation to department officials of NHI's commissioning Accenture to write a Report on the Covid-19 Nursing Home Expert Panel Review

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.

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John McGuinness 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)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)