Centre for Effective Services

Lobbying Organisation Centre for Effective Services

Date published 18 May, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2020 to 30 Apr, 2020

Specific Details Sharing information on the work of CES in public service reform and how this could potentially support the work of the Department of Health

Intended results CES potentially supporting the work of the Department of Health

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Nuala Doherty, Katie Burke

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Invitation to seminar - 'Enabling Public Service Reform' - organised by Centre for Effective Services (CES) and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) held on 29th January 2020. Invites issued to Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General.

Email (1)

Email on 12th February 2020 to request a meeting with the Secretary General of the department and other relevant Secretaries General

Meeting (1)

Meeting held on 19th February 2020 attended by the Secretary General and other relevant Secretaries General (details of other Secretaries General in other returns)

Email (1)

Email from Katie Burke on 3rd March 2020 to Secretary General regarding follow up to the meeting of 19th February.

Email (1)

Email from Katie Burke to Secretary General on 24th April with update on CES during Covid-19

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.

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Colm O’Reardon Secretary General (Department of Health)