Nursing Homes Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Nursing Homes Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details To inform the Ministers of the current crisis in care and of the threat to the viability and sustainability of the sector.

Intended results For the Ministers to raise this at the cabinet table and how if the inaction of government continues there will be more nursing homes closures which will have severe implications on the residents in those homes and also on the future of nursing home care in this country. The Fair Deal pricing mechanism needs to be reviewed as it is not fit for purpose.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Tadhg Daly

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? To brief Ministers in their constituencies of the severity of the crisis in care in the nursing home sector and if not addressed there will be more nursing home closures.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (21-30)

Several emails sent from Nursing Homes Members to Ministers to request to meet to discuss the severity of the crisis in care in their constituencies.

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.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Leo Varadkar An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)