Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Children's Budget 2024 - lobby day organised by Children's Rights Alliance

Intended results Increase government funding for mental health sector.

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.

Lobby day (1)

In person drop-in lobby day in Buswells Hotel organised by Chidren's Right Alliance on 21/09/2023. The DPOs lobbied to are Deputy Brid Smith, Senator Eileen Flynn, Special Advisor to Minister Joe O'Brien, and Special Adviser Anne Marie McNally.

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.

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Anne Marie McNally Special Advisor (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)