Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Reform of the Mental Health Act 2001

Intended results Change in mental health law

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ber Grogan ( MHR Policy & Reserach Mgr) and Fiona Coyle ( MHR CEO)

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.

Phone call (2-5)

1 call to Susan Mitchell, SA to Minister Donnelly 2-5 calls to Mark Ward

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with DPOs as follows - Senator F Black on 02.02.2023 & 18.04.023 Deputy M Ward on 08.03.2023 Hildegarde Naughton on 28.3.2023

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)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Hildegarde Naughton Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)