Chime

Lobbying Organisation Chime

Date published 04 Oct, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details A proposal to increase the treatment benefit grant for the purchase of hearing aids.

Intended results To get the Minister for Social Protection to increase treatment benefit grant for the purchase of hearing aids, especially for those getting hearing aids for the first time.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan Lennon

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)

Submission was forwarded by post to the Dpartment.

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.

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)