The Irish Hospice Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Hospice Foundation

Date published 17 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Discuss the need for a remembrance service of some kind to mark the grief of all those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Intended results A COVID-19 remembrance service with key input from Irish Hospice Foundation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sharon Foley

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Mackin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting took place online in November and was attended by Jean Callanan Chair, Sharon Foley CEO, Lynn Murtagh Head of Marketing and Communications and Dominic Campbell Arts and Engagement - All Irish Hospice Foundation. Also in attendance Martin Mackin from Q4PR.

Letter (1)

Letter to An Taoiseach to request the meeting about commemoration of Covid-19 - Sept 21st 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.

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)