Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Budget 2024

Intended results Increase in government funding for the mental health sector.

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

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)

The open letter from the CEO of MHR, Fiona Coyle signed by 61 member organisations was emailed to the Taoiseach on 02/10/2023.

Letter (1)

Ber Grogan sent the letter from CEO of MHR, Fiona Coyle requesting meetings to Minister Paschal Donohoe, and Minister Michael McGrath on 04/09/2023 and 18/09/2023.

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.

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)