LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Equity of access to respite, care and support for children with palliative care needs and their families

Methods: Virtual Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: Redesignation of LauraLynn Children's Hospice

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Increased core funding for LauraLynn in Budget 2026 to deliver services nationwide::Development of a new policy on children's palliative care

Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Children's Hospice Week aims:To raise awareness of the broad reaching challenges faced by families caring for a child with palliative care needs, and to highlight the need for a whole-of-government approach to reducing these burdens.::Pre-budget submission aims:1. To increase statutory core funding to €5.3m in 20262. To commence the development of a new national policy on children's palliative care

Methods: Event / ReceptionLetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health

Intent: 1. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments to investing in palliative care to achieve full national coverage of hospice and community services; to developing a new national policy on palliative care for children and to increasing funding to children’s hospice care.2. To indicate LauraLynn's availability and willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.::To congratulate the new Minister for Health on her appointment

Methods: LetterEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Finance; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: (1) To influence public funding levels for LauraLynn Children's Hospice in 2025 (2) to outline the work and impact of LauraLynn Children's Hospice including recent growth and expansion (3) to support other relevant pre-budget demands of other sectoral bodies

Methods: SubmissionEmailVirtual MeetingMeetingInformal communication

Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To influence the development of Programme for Government 2025 with a view to including commitments: (1) for sustainable public funding levels for LauraLynn Children's Hospice and (2) to develop a new national policy on Children’s Palliative Care to inform service planning, delivery and funding.

Methods: MeetingVirtual MeetingEmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To inform Government of LauraLynn's service provision and 2025 Pre-Budget Submission asks, seeking to influence budget decisions regarding core funding for its national children's hospice service in 2025.

Methods: Informal communicationEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To influence the Gambling Regulation Bill to ensure charities are exempted

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To inform Government of LauraLynn's 2024 Pre-Budget Submission requests and seek to influence budget decisions regarding core funding for its children's hospice service.

Methods: LetterEmailMeeting