Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Oireachtas Disability Group - Pre-Budget 2026 Campaign

Intended results Funding to support the key priorities for disabled people as outlined in the ODG's PreBudget 2026 Submission

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Rooney

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)

Presentation of the Oireactas Disability Groups pre budget submission on 24th Sept 2025. DPOs present were: Paul McAuliffe TD Martin Daly TD Seamus McGrath TD Aisling Dempsey TD Erin McGreehan TD Michael Cahill TD Cormac Devlin TD (he'd to leave early) Senator Anne Rabbitte Senator Dee Ryan Senator Margaret Murphy O'Mahoney

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.

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dempsey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Senator (Seanad)

Dee Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)