Care Alliance Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Care Alliance Ireland

Date published 12 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Joint Campaign with 12 other NGOs' on the Issue of Public Provision of Home Care. Using the #InvestInHomeCare

Intended results More provision of Public Home Care. Regulation of Home Care. Awareness of the role Family Carers play in Keeping those with care support needs at home

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liam O'Sullivan

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.

Social Media (6-10)

Various Tweets to @HMcEntee

Email (1)

Made suggestions by e-mail, (late April 2017 ) about the process following announcement of 16 Jan 2017 by Minister McEntee to launch a consultation process on the establishment of a new statutory homecare scheme

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.

Helen McEntee Minister of State (Department of Health)