LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Lobbying Organisation LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Increased resources for children's palliative care

Intended results Children's Hospice Week aims: To raise awareness of the broad reaching challenges faced by families caring for a child with palliative care needs, and to highlight the need for a whole-of-government approach to reducing these burdens. Pre-budget submission aims: 1. To increase statutory core funding to €5.3m in 2026 2. To commence the development of a new national policy on children's palliative care

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O'Callaghan

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

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent during Children's Hospice Week to raise awareness of the broad reaching challenges faced by families caring for a child with palliative care needs, and to highlight the need for a whole-of-government approach to reducing these burdens

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

At photoshoot to mark Children's Hospice Week Taoiseach given a summary of recent surveys on the impact of caring for a child with palliative care needs, and urged to support a whole-of-government approach to reducing burdens on families

Letter (2-5)

Letters re: PBS to Minister for Health, Taoiseach, Tanáiste, Minister for Public Expenditure, and Minister for Finance.

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings to outline LauraLynn Children's Hospice funding situation and to urge TDs to support pre-budget submission asks.

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 Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)