Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act and Amendment Bill, LGBTQI+ report awareness, pre-budget submission, mental health act, cost of disability report action plan & cost of disability payment

Intended results Highlight mental health aspects of ADM legislation, awareness raising, increased funding, change in mental health law and awareness of funding needs in mental health for Budget 2023

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanna Weedle, Róisín Clarke, Stephen Sheil

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

Email All Oireachtas Members LGBTQI+ report awareness 22/06/2022

Email All Councillors Mental Health Reform's pre-budget submission 31/08/2022

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Assisted Decision Making Debate 08/06/2022 - Mark Ward PLS Mental Health Act 10/08/2022 - Gino Kenny, Mark Ward and Annie Hoey

Meeting (1)

Meeting with An Taoiseach on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act and Amendment Bill 09/07/2022 - attended by MHR staff Suzanna Weedle, Stephen Sheil and Róisín Clarke

Virtual Meeting (1)

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 & Amendment Bill 2022 08/06/2022 - Roderic O'Gorman, Anne Rabbitte, Noel Byrne. Attended by MHR staff Suzanna Weedle, Stephen Sheil, Róisín Clarke & Niamh O'Connor

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.

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Noel Byrne Special Adviser (Department of Health)