Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Meetings on general home care issues

Intended results To meet with Minister O'Donnell as part of regularly quarterly engagements to discuss solutions to home support waiting lists. Inform Oireachtas members of issues impacting the home care sector. Secure the removal of quotas on home care worker employment permits Meet Minister Higgins to inform the Minister of disability home care issues Suspend the implementation of the fee for blister packs (Monitored Dosage Systems) Discuss the rate setting process for home support providers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jamie Farrelly

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)

Meeting with Minister Kieran O'Donnell in Leinster House to discuss home support waiting lists.

Email (2-5)

Emails to office of Minister O'Donnell to arrange meeting and share briefing on waiting lists.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Martin Daly TD to discuss home care issues including waiting lists and the Statutory Scheme

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Senator Eileen Lynch to discuss home care issues including waiting lists and the Statutory Scheme

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to express concern on a proposed new fee for monitored dosage systems.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Emer Higgins on her new appointment and meeting request.

Letter (1)

Letter to Siobhan McArdle requesting meeting to discuss the rate setting process for home support providers

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Alan Dillon to discuss employment permits.

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.

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

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Lynch Senator (Seanad)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Siobhán McArdle Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Alan Dillon Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)