Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 21 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details To advocate for legislative change and increased public funding for mental health

Intended results Change in mental health law and increased funding for the mental health system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ray Burke

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Gerard Howlin (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs 7th October and 19th November 2019

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Jim Daly - 9th October 2019 Paul Donnelly - 12th September 2019

Letter (2-5)

Simon Harris and Micheál Martin - 24th October

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.

Jim Daly Minister of State (Department of Health)

Paul Donnelly Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)