Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Date published 09 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Discussion on Youth Mental Health

Intended results To make recommendations to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee to improve mental health service provision for young people in Ireland. Specifically in relation to Listening to children, reducing current waiting lists, Implementation of the Pathfinder project, and Provision of 24 hour adolescent mental health services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity John Church CEO and Caroline O' Sullivan Director of Services

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.

Submission (1)

A written submission was sent to the Oireachtas committee and following this we presented to the Committee on the 9th of October 2019. The ISPCC as the National Child Protection Charity presented its insights into the area of youth mental health which arises from listening to and working directly with children and young people

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.

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Noone Senator (Seanad)