Sage Advocacy

Lobbying Organisation Sage Advocacy

Date published 24 Feb, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2016 to 31 Dec, 2016

Specific Details Sage presents the Report of the Forum on Long-Term Care for Older People

Intended results Increased awareness of issues related to Long Term Care of Older People. The key message from the work of the Forum was that despite three decades of policy recommendations to the contrary there is still a systemic bias towards care in congregated settings.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Michael Browne (report author), Prof. Cillian Twomey and Patricia Rickard-Clarke (Joint Chairs of The Forum on the Long-Term Care for Older People)

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.

Submission (1)

Held in the Oireachtas, a presentation of the report on the Forum on Long-Term Care for Older People

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.

Róisín Shortall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)