Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022

Intended results Change in mental health law

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ber Grogan

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.

Informal communication (6-10)

Email (21-30)

Submission (2-5)

Submission on ADM sent on 04/10/2022,14/10/2022,15/11/2022,23/11/2022 to Senators Lynn Ruane, Eileen Flynn, Alice mary Higgns, Annie Hoey, Mary Seery Kearney, Regina Doherty, Erin McGreehan

Informal communication (2-5)

Over the period

Phone call (6-10)

Frances Black and Mark Ward

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Anne Rabbitte on 18/10/22

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.

Eoin Wilson Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Regina Doherty Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Noel Byrne Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)