Irish Association of Social Workers

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association of Social Workers

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details The IASW as a member organisation of the Mental Health Reform supported a letter to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar urging Government to invest an additional €115M in Ireland’s mental health services including €25M for voluntary and community providers to meet the growing demand for support

Intended results Government to invest an additional €115M in Ireland’s mental health services including €25M for voluntary and community providers to meet the growing demand for support.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Vivian Geiran

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.

Letter (1)

The IASW as a member organisation of the Mental Health Reform (MHR) supported a letter to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar urging Government to invest an additional €115M in Ireland’s mental health services including €25M for voluntary and community providers to meet the growing demand for support. MHR sent the letter to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar as well as Minister Stephen Donnelly, Minister Mary Butler, Minister Paschal O Donohue and Minister Michael McGrath.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)