Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Psychosocial Disabilities - Cost of Disability; Housing Implementation Plan & Budget transparency

Intended results Increase in social protection payments

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Email invites for lobby day sent to Oireachtas Disability Group (ODG) followed by thank you emails on 16/06/2023.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Lobby day (1)

In-person Lobby Day with the Oireachtas Disability Group (ODG) in Leinster House on 14/06/2023. Lobbied to Deputy Paul McAuliffe, Deputy Neasa Hourigan and Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

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.

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)