Cuala Senior Care Limited (Dovida)

Lobbying Organisation Cuala Senior Care Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Engagement on home care sector regulation, the home care workforce in Ireland and future resource planning.

Intended results To secure meeting with Home Instead to advocate for the introduction of home care regulation in Ireland, providing for a reliable, sustainable financing model that allows citizens to financially plan for ageing and care. To highlight the need for regulation to also deliver improved working conditions for professional caregivers and create an attractive / competitive recruitment and retention environment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gerard O'Shea, 360 Intelligent Communications. Heather Musgrave, Home Instead

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 (6-10)

Invitation to Meet, Details outlining intended result

Phone call (2-5)

Discussion on intended result

Letter (2-5)

Details outlining intended result

Meeting (1)

Engagement on home care sector regulation, the home care workforce in Ireland and future resource planning.

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.

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)