Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Meetings and Request for Meetings on Home Care Issues

Intended results To meet with members of the Oireachtas Inform members of the Oireachtas on issues affecting home care sector including recruitment, Statutory Home Support Scheme, home support tender & pandemic special recognition payment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting with Minister Mary Butler Meeting with David Cullinane, TD, Patricia Ryan, TD & Pauline Tully, TD (All attended same meeting).

Email (11-20)

Emails between HCCI and offices of Minister Mary Butler and David Cullinane, TD to organise meeting. Emails requesting meeting with Duncan Smith, TD, Roisin Shorthall TD, Catherine Connolly, TD, Barry Cowen TD, Senator Joe O'Reilly & Senator Jerry Buttimer

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)