Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Lobbying Organisation Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Date published 16 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Additional step down resources for persons exiting residential addiction treatment specifically access to safe and appropriate aftercare housing for homeless families post treatment

Intended results All service users transitioning from residential addiction treatment shall have access to safe and appropriate accommodation All women, and their babies/young children, shall have access to safe accommodation following residential addiction treatment irrespective of their local connection

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pauline McKeown

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.

Meeting (1)

Minister advised of the situation whilst special guest at a Coolmine function on 20th September 2016.

Letter (1)

Follow up letter sent highlighting the issue and requesting increase in availability and policy change.

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.

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)