Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Communications re National Maternity Hospital

Intended results to secure a secular public National Maternity Hospital

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Layla Wade and Siobhan O'Donoghue

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 TDs 11/05/2022 emailed all TDs - emailed all TDS with details of SC legal observations on the National Maternity Hospital governance documents - 165 Uplift members sent emails.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

679 UPlift members emailed the Oireachtas Health Committee To provide with legal analysis of the HSE legal documents relating to the day - Colm Burke, Cathal Crowe, Seán Crowe - Chair, David Cullinane, Bernard Durkan, Neasa Hourigan, Gino Kenny, John Lahart, Róisín Shortall, Senators Frances Black, Lorraine Clifford-Lee Martin Conway, Annie Hoey, Seán Kyne" (10/05/2022)

Phone call (51-100)

80 Uplift members called cabinet ministers about the National Maternity Hospital (16/05/2022) Catherine Martin, Helen McEntee, Roderic O’Gorman, Simon Harris, Norma Foley, Paschal Donohue, Eamon Ryan, Micheal Martin, Heather Humphreys, Leo Varadkar

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.

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

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

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)