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 Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Children's Rights Alliance Event - Children's Budget 2024 - Buswells Drop-in Day

Intended results Increased investment in youth mental health in the Budget 2024. Invited to Mental Health Reform's AV room briefing on 26th September 2023.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanna Weedle

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.

Event / Reception (1)

In-person conversation was carried out with the following DPOs at the Children's Rights Alliance Event - Children's Budget 2024 Buswells Drop-In Day on 21/09/2023. DPOs lobbied to are Minister Joe O'Brien; Tara Byrne, Special Advisor to Eoin Ó Broin; Deputy Eoin Ó Broin; Deputy Patrick Costello; Minister Anne Rabbitte; and Sheena Bourke, Political Assistant to Senator Gerry Horkan.

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.

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

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)