LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Lobbying Organisation LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Budget 2021 - LauraLynn Children's Hospice 2021 Pre-Budget Submission.

Intended results To inform Government of LauraLynn's 2021 Pre-Budget Submission requests and seek to influence budget decisions and achieve core funding for its children's hospice service.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O'Callaghan

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? LauraLynn Staff were asked to bring the LauraLynn 2021 Pre Budget Submission (including the key demands) to the attention of their constituency TD's (by email) requesting their support.

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)

Soft copy letter with LauraLynn's 2021 Pre-Budget Submission outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2021 attached. Letters were distributed by email to: Ministers for Health, Finance, Children and Public Expenditure & Reform and also to the Chair of the Health Committee between 18.9.2020 - 22.9.2020

Email (6-10)

Targeted e-mail was sent with LauraLynn's 2021 Pre-Budget Submission attached outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2021. Emails sent between 22.9.2020 - 25.9.2020 -to local TDs in Dublin Rathdown and Dun Laoghaire constituencies. Also sent to the Simon Harris. T.D.'s constituency

Virtual Meeting (1)

Virtual meeting on 15.10.2020 with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly T.D. to discuss LauraLynn's Pre-Budget Submission and funding requirements.

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.

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)