Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Health
Period
1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020
Specific Details
Letter Slaintecare and the Programme for Government
Intended results
Progress commitments to de-congregate settings for older people and people with disabilities through enhanced care resources in the community.
A dedicated ‘Well-being’ section be developed in the Programme for Government to bring together the health commitments and elements in other sections of the document on housing, climate action and youth, which are all linked and contribute to our well-being. These elements all require a response that ensures equality of access and equality of outcome for all.
Build a health system that can confront inequities and that healthcare system must value all key workers, including home care workers, hospital cleaners and health care assistants, with job security and a fair income
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Orla O’Connor
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
Mass communications
Informal communication All Oireachtas Members
Went to to newspapers as letter to editor
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
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.
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)
Micheál Martin
Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Mary Lou McDonald
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Eamon Ryan
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Catherine Murphy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Róisín Shorthall
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Alan Kelly
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Richard Boyd Barrett
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)