Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services (Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services)

Lobbying Organisation Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services

Date published 11 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Met Simon Harris and raised nursing posts in Wicklow Hospice as an area for attention

Intended results For additional nursing posts to be considered in Wicklow Hospice

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Member of the Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services' board and Mary Flanagan

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.

Informal communication (1)

Met Simon Harris in his constituency

Phone call (1)

Mary Flanagan, in a follow up call confirmed the staff levels in Wicklow Hospice

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.

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)