St Patrick's Mental Health Services

Lobbying Organisation St Patrick's Mental Health Services

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details An open letter to An Taoiseach was signed by the Advocacy Manager advocating that the rights of people who are involuntarily admitted under the Mental Health Act not be omitted from Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) legislation.

Intended results To bring to An Taoiseach's attention a perceived serious omission for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties in the relevant legislation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise O Leary, Advocacy Manager at St Patrick's Mental Health Services

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.

Letter (1)

The Advocacy Manager was a signatory to an open letter prepared by Mental Health Reform and dated 30th May, advocating that the rights of people who are involuntarily admitted under the Mental Health Act not be omitted from Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) legislation.

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)