221+ Patient Suport Group

Lobbying Organisation 221+ Patient Suport Group

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Letter and subsequent emails with Department of Social Protection regarding 221+ members and means tested payments

Intended results Letter to dept of social protection to ask that funds received by 221+ members in court proceedings not be counted in assessment for means tested payments. Subsequent communications clarified what this department has responsibility for.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ceara Martyn

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)

Letter sent on 31st October 2024 from 221+ to Minister Heather Humphreys at Department of Social Protection (with Simon Harris and Stephen Donnelly cc'ed on the email with the letter attached) to ask that funds received by 221+ members in court proceedings not be counted in assessment for means tested payments.

Email (2-5)

Clarification on this issue, and which payments the department of social protection is responsible for

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.

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)