Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Lobbying Organisation Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Counselling In Schools Programme/Pilot

Intended results Expansion of the counselling in schools pilot programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lisa Molloy & Nicole Mac Dermott

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 (1)

Impromptu informal meeting with Minister Micheál Martin, TD in Templeogue. The discussion centered around the importance and need for the expansion of the counselling in schools pilot programme.

Letter (1)

Follow up letter regarding the informal meeting on 4th December 2023 with Tánaiste and Minster Micheál Martin, TD, offering the IACP’s assistance in the expansion of the counselling in schools pilot programme.

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.

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)