Relevant Matter
Legislation
Public Policy Area
Health
Period
1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022
Specific Details
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022
Intended results
The IMO is seeking a clear and unambiguous definition of “A Child” that is consistent across all health care services.
To ensure that consultants in psychiatry remain clinically independent and retain overall responsibility for patient care in line with the consultant contract 2008.
to expand the remit of the Mental Health Commission to allow for: the inspection of all agencies, voluntary and private, providing mental health care including those providing psychotherapy and counselling services; to assess the budget allocation received by public mental health services to ensure that services are adequately funded; to identify areas of national policy where the recommended services have not yet been delivered to patients;
For the Mental Health Commission to engage an independent body to carry out an in depth analysis of the role of multi-disciplinary teams and to assess if they are the best model of service delivery taking into account the issues that have been previously identified by the Mental Health Commission.
to address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting consultants across the health services, including psychiatry and to expand the number of psychiatry training places
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Vanessa Hetherington, Assistant Director, Policy and International Affairs
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.
Meeting (1)
Meeting with the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Mental Health - 8th February
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.
Mark Ward
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Neasa Hourigan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Annie Hoey
Senator (Seanad)
Frances Black
Senator (Seanad)
John Lahart
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Gino Kenny
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Aisling Dolan
Senator (Seanad)
Martin Conway
Senator (Seanad)