Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details General briefings on home care issues

Intended results Inform Members of issues impacting the home care sector. For members to make representations to Government on behalf of the home care sector. For members to submit PQs on home care issues

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jamie Farrelly

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 (2-5)

Meeting with Minister Colm Burke & Senator Sean Kyne on invitation by Fine Gael re: public health policy in FG HQ. Meeting with Patricia Ryan TD on general home care issues in Leinster House. Meeting Michael Fitzmaurice TD on general home care issues in Dublin 2.

Email (11-20)

Follow up emails to Minister Colm Burke & Senator Sean Kyne. Emails to arrange meeting and follow up with Deputies Ryan and Fitzmaurice. Email to Claire Kerrane TD on home care waiting lists Email to Minister Emer Higgins on employment permits for home care workers Request that Deputies Ryan & Fitzmaurice submit PQs on home care issues. Request to Roisin Shorthall for answer to PQ. Email to Senator Fiona O'Loughlin request AV room access.

Informal communication (1)

One text message from CEO Joseph Musgrave to Minister Donnelly on feedback to Minister's work on productivity.

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.

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke Minister of State (Department of Health)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)