Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 18 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Meetings and briefings on general issues affecting home care sector

Intended results To inform representatives of expected developments within the home care sector in 2023 by dissemination of home care policy developments in 2023 briefing note To inform representatives of issues impacting the home care sector

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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

Email All Oireachtas Members Email with expected developments in home care (Statutory Scheme, workforce reform, home support tender, commission on care).

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Recurring MS Teams meeting with Minister Mary Butler on home care issues. Recurring MS Teams meeting with Duncan Smith on home care issues. Meeting with Colm Burke on home care issues

Email (6-10)

Emails with office of Mary Butler, Duncan Smith and Colm Burke to set up meetings. Invitation to Mary Butler to attend HCCI Annual Conference and Home Care Awards

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.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)