Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Allocation of funding to Section 39 organisations to restore pay to employees in line with public sector pay agreements

Intended results Allocation of funding to Section 39 organisations to restore pay to employees in line with public sector pay agreements

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathleen O'Meara, Sonya Felton

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 (2-5)

Letters and briefing materials issued to Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform, Health and Disabilities and letter copied to Mr Jim Breslin, Secretary General, Department of Health

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings held with Minister Simon Harris, Jackie Cahill TD and Jim Breslin

Phone call (2-5)

Informal communication with Special Advisor in Department of Health and with Deputy Alan Kelly

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal communication with Minister for Disabilities and Deputy Hildegarde Naughton

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.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Hildegarde Naughton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)