Saint John of God Hospital clg

Lobbying Organisation Saint John of God Hospital clg

Date published 06 Feb, 2020

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Allocation of dementia care funding on basis of needs and dependency levels of people living with dementia to be used by NTPF when determining the Fair Deal rate for nursing homes.

Intended results introduction of a transparent and fairer system of determining Fair Deal rates for nursing homes that provide dementia care to ensure that specialised dementia care continues to be provided and that the funding model for same is sustainable for providers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Balmaine

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 (6-10)

Seeking support from public representatives regarding the allocation of dementia care funding on basis of needs and dependency levels of people living with dementia to be used by NTPF when determining the Fair Deal rate for nursing homes.

Letter (2-5)

Phone call (6-10)

Meeting (2-5)

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 Minister (Department of Health)

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

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Humphreys Senator (Seanad)

Joe Behan Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Aoife Flynn Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Steven Matthews Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Una Power Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Carrie Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Cormac Devlin Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)