National Safeguarding Ireland (Safeguarding Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation National Safeguarding Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Provision of further information and clarification in relation to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act and the rationale for regualtions for the establishment of a Register for Advance Healthcare Directives (AHD)

Intended results Making of regulations to enable the operationalisation of a register for Advance Healthcare Directives

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chair, Safeguarding Ireland

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 to Minister Caroll Mac Neill copying Minister Chambers Minister Foley, and Minister O'Donnell sent 1st October 2025. Letter follows email received 19th September from the Minister of Health's office in reply to letter from Safeguarding Ireland dated 24th February 2025.

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Health)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)