Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG (Community Therapy Ireland )

Lobbying Organisation Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG

Date published 20 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details CEO Sarah Jane Hennelly submitted 4 parliamentary questions through the office of Deputy Mark Ward Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West

Intended results To understand the waiting lists, number of clients seen and sessions delivered, and amount of funding granted to Counselling In Primary Care in 2023.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Jane Hennelly

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.

Email (1)

We submitted the following 4 PQs: To ask the Minister for Health: the no of people waiting for an appointment with CIPC, by CHO area & by time waiting in tabular form; & to make a statement on the matter; the no. of people who received counselling from CIPC since 2019; the no. of counselling sessions delivered by CIPC since 2019; the cost of delivering CIPC since 2019; the average cost of a session inclusive of staffing and administration costs; the funding allocated to CIPC per year

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.

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)