Enclude

Lobbying Organisation Enclude

Date published 19 Jan, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Informal conversations with 3 DPOs in relation to savings already made through collaboratively designed IT Systems used by 60% of addiciton services, and invitations to them to speak and/or attend Enclude's 10th anniversary event to hear more.

Intended results Increase Seantor Higgins' awareness of enclude's existing work in addiction area. and her support for funding to develop comaprable collaborative system across other social services areas, including mental health organisations and network of women's refuges

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Higgins

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.

Informal communication (1)

Conversations held with both Jim Breslin and Senator Higgins at Safe Ireland Summit on Nov 14th at which Jim was a panellist and both Senator Higgins and Patricia were attendees. Follow up email was sent to both with invite to Enclude's 10th anniversary event.

Email (2-5)

Senator Joan Freeman was invited to speak at Enclude's 10th anniversary event on Nov 23rd in Mansion House. Patricia Higgins had follow up contact with her in relation to that.

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.

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Joan Freeman Senator (Seanad)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)