Spinal Injuries Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Spinal Injuries Ireland

Date published 22 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Neuro Strategy for people who have sustained a spinal cord injuriy

Intended results Improved pathway of care for people with a SCI and increased funding to provide supports and services for people and families living with life changing spinal cord injury

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Bolger

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Key messages were provided to people with a SCI to deliver to their local TDs

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members All Oireachtas members were emailed about 10 town hall meetings that were held all over Ireland. Subsequent emails were sent to invite them to a briefing in Leinster House

Email All Councillors All Councillors were emailed about 10 town hall meetings that were held all over Ireland. Subsequent emails were sent to thank them for attending or to update them on the local statistics

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

10 Town hall meetings in different towns during the month of May to highlight the lack of supports and services for people with a spinal cord injury and to call for a review of the pathway of care

Meeting (1)

A briefing was held in Leinster House to inform Oireachtas members of the findings of the 10 meetings around Ireland and to call for a review

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.

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)