Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 19 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Allocation of funding to Section 39 organisations to restore pay to employees in Section 39 organisations

Intended results Allocation of funding to Section 39 organisations to restore pay to employees in Section 39 organisations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sonya Felton and Kathleen O'Meara

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Local staff were supported to contact local TDs about the issue

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 and briefing provided to Deputy Louise O'Reilly

Email (21-30)

Emails sent to local TDs by staff working in Rehab services

Email (11-20)

Briefing sent to members of the Public Accounts Committee in advance of a meeting with the HSE

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Deputy Catherine Murphy in advance of PAC meeting in October 2017

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Robert Watt, Secretary General of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Informal communication (2-5)

Issue raised informally with Minister Simon Harris, Minister of State Joe McHugh, Minister Paschal Donohoe and Deputy Joan Burton at local and Oireachtas events

Email (1)

Request for meeting with Minister Simon Harris and Finian McGrath issued by email.

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.

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maria Bailey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State (Department of Education and Skills)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Katherine Zappone Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Dara Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bobby Aylward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Rock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Joe McHugh Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Finian McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)