Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

Date published 03 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Funding for MS Care Centre, 65 Bushy Park Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6

Intended results Secure additional funding for the respite care centre in 2018, to allow it to return to full levels of operation and opening hours.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ava Battles - Chief Executive

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.

Email (2-5)

Emails sent by person with MS (constituent of Simon Harris) at request of Ava Battles, Chief Executive of MS Ireland, regarding need for more funding for MS respite Care Centre, and inviting the Minister to visit him when he is staying in the Centre.

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.

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)