The Irish Hospice Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Hospice Foundation

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (ADMA)

Intended results Commencement of Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (ADMA)

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Angela Edghill, Sharon Foley

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 (2-5)

Meetings with Frances Fitzgerald Caomhighin O'Caolain, Charles Flanagan, and with Simon Harris at FG Ard Fheis

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Harris requesting Department of Health's commitment to commencement of Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015

Email (1)

Email to Caomhighin O Caolain re tabling PQ to Minister for Health, Minister for Justice and Equality on commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

Informal communication (1)

Text to Minister for Health, Simon Harris, following up, at his request, on conversation at Ard Fheis on Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.

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.

Frances Fitzgerald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)