Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Change in Mental Health Law

Intended results Improved youth mental health services. CAMHS. Youth Pathfinder Project.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ber Grogan, Fiona Coyle

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 (1)

Emailed Letter from Fiona Coyle, CEO of MHR to Minister Stephen Donnelly; Minister Mary Butler; Ms Susan Mitchell Special Advisor to Minister Donnelly; Corona Joyce, SpAd to Minister Butler. Email sent on 12/05/2023 with the intended results to improve youth mental health services.

Letter (1)

Emailed Letter from Fiona Coyle, CEO of MHR to Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister Mary Butler. Email sent on 07/06/2023 with intended results on CAMHS.

Letter (1)

Emailed joint letter from CEO of MHR, Fiona Coyle and CEO of Children's Rights Alliance, Tanya Ward to Minister Roderic O'Gorman. Email sent on 22/06/2023 with the intended results on Youth Pathfinder Project.

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)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Corona Joyce Special Adviser (Department of Health)

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