3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide) (3Ts)

Lobbying Organisation 3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide)

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details 3Ts proposed Suicide Prevention Authority & draft legislation

Intended results Requesting meeting to discuss 3Ts proposed Suicide Prevention Authority & draft legislation pursuant to submission of petition in Dec 2017 with 30,690 signatures calling for same.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Noel Smyth

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Suicide Prevention Authority Petition signature collection carried forward from previous lobbying period. Promotion to the public was via 3Ts social media accounts.

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)

Letter one to Minister Harris requesting meeting to discuss Suicide Prevention Authority. Letter two to Minister of State, Jim Daly, requesting meeting and highlighting specific areas of concern to 3Ts in respect of failures in the delivery of the Connecting for Life Suicide Prevention Strategy.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)