Chime

Lobbying Organisation Chime

Date published 03 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Residential Services for vulnerable Deaf people who are sign language users.

Intended results Implementation of the HSE Working Group recommendations on the residential needs of vulnerable Deaf adults.

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.

Email (6-10)

There were a number of emails and one face-to-face meeting to seek implementation of the HSE Working Group Recommendations on the residential needs of vulnerable Deaf adults, particularly in the context of the HSE 2018 Service Plan.

Letter (1)

A letter was sent to the Taoiseach in relation to this issue, as he had been influential as Minister for Health in establishing a HSE Working Group in 2015 to examine the residential needs of vulnerable Deaf adults. This was in turn passed on to the current Minister for Health for consideration.

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.

Gerry Maguire Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Finian McGrath Minister of State (Department of Health)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)