LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Lobbying Organisation LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Budget 2023 - LauraLynn Children's Hospice 2023 Pre-Budget Submission.

Intended results To inform Government of LauraLynn's 2023 Pre-Budget Submission requests and seek to influence budget decisions regarding 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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Soft copy letter with LauraLynn's 2023 Pre-Budget Submission outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2023 attached. Letters were distributed by email to: Ministers for Health; Finance; Public Expenditure & Reform; Social Protection; Community Development & Charities; Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport & Media; and also to the Chair of the Health Committee between 5.9.2022 - 13.9.2022

Email (2-5)

Targeted e-mail was sent with LauraLynn's 2023 Pre-Budget Submission attached outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2023 and requesting support for LauraLynn's demands. Emails sent between 5.9.2022 - 13.9.2022 -to local TDs in Dun Laoghaire constituencies.

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)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

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

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)