Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 May, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2022 to 30 Apr, 2022

Specific Details Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021, CAMHs review, Oireachtas Disability Group, Briefing document for Statements on Youth Mental Health, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Heads of Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001

Intended results Change in mental health law and increased funding for the mental health system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Bernadette Grogan, Fiona Coyle

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

Mass communications

Virtual Meeting All TDs Oireachtas Disability Group 25/03/2022

Submission All Senators Briefing doc for Statements on Youth Mental Health to all TDs 25/01/2022 - CHECK WITH BER Briefing doc for Statements on Youth Mental Health to all Senators 23/02/2022

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

07/01/2022 & 01/03/2022

Letter (1)

Joint letter with the Children's Rights Alliance, signed by Fiona Coyle and Tanya Ward on CAMHs review, sent 14/02/2022

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021 with Mark Ward on 28/03/2022 CAMHS Review with Minister of State Mary Butler 12/04/2022

Submission (1)

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021 submission emailed 16/02/2022

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.

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)