Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 1)
Mental Health Reform
2025-01-17
Intent: Invite political reps to MHR's event and discuss Mental Health priorities including funding in Budget 2025 and the Mental Health Bill 2024 (distributing MHR's plain English version of the proposed changes). 'Meet&Greet' - opportunity for elected representatives and/or staff members to learn a bit more about the mental health services and needs in their constituencies.
Details: MHR's event in Leinster House on 18th September; 'Meet&Greet'
Officials: Chris Andrews, Dessie Ellis, Paul Donnelly, Neasa Hourigan, Mark Ward, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Joan Collins, Darren O'Rourke, ...
Methods: This was a 2hr Meet & Greet in the Coffee Dock of Leinster House where MHR, our members, and people with lived experience were speaking with DPOs who arrived during this time. Topics discussed include: funding for Mental Health in Budget 2025, MHR's plain english summary of the proposed changes in the Mental Health Bill 2024 and the services of some of MHR's member organisations. Mental health advocates also spoke about their lived experience of accessing services. - Meeting, Follow up email received from Deputy Richard Bruton so the resources that were available on the day were shared on 23rd Sept 2024 including - Plain Enlgish version of Mental Health Bill 2024, our two-pager on our Pre-Budget Submission, and our new guide 'Mental Health in the Workplace; A Guide to Your Rights' . - Email
Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG
2025-01-17
Intent: Greater understanding of the issues affecting child and adolescent mental health services
Details: Mental Health Reform hosted meet and greet in Leinster House
Officials: Paul Donnelly, Chris Andrews, Neasa Hourigan, Róisín Shorthall, Chris Andrews, Dessie Ellis, Paul Donnelly, Duncan Smith, ...
Methods: Verbal conversations with various DPO's at the aforementioned event - Informal communication
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.
2025-01-16
Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .
Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.
Officials: Andrea Dalton, Adrienne Wallace, Paul Murphy, Dan Boyle, Peter Horgan, Eoghan Kenny, Pádraig Rice, Honore Kamegni, ...
Methods: Email
Immigrant Council of Ireland
2024-09-20
Intent: The aim of the research report was to provide a sets of recommendation on how to improve access to electoral politics for candidates of a migrant background
Details: Cllrs were invited to fill in an anonymous questionnaire and to attend focus groups to share their experiences. Cllrs were also invited to attend the launch of the report on Sept 19th
Officials: Abul Kalam Azad Talukder, Baby Pereppadan, Elena Secas, Hazel Chu, Kazi Ahmed, Madeleine Johansson, Punam Rane, Uruemu Adejinmi, ...
Methods: Email
Irish Cancer Society
2024-09-19
Intent: To raise awareness of the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report which detailed the health impact of climate change in Ireland.::To secure a meeting to discuss the Climate and Health Alliance-commissioned ESRI report and recommendations.
Details: Climate and health
Officials: Alan Farrell, Brian Leddin, Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, John McGahon, Paul Murphy, ...
Methods: Email to Alan Farrell, Brian Leddin, Minister Colm Burke, David Cullinane, Ivana Bacik, Jennifer Whitmore, John McGahon, Paul Murphy, Richard Bruton, Timmy Dooley, Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, Deputy Cormac Devlin, Darren O'Rourke, Deputy Gino Kenny, Deputy Martin Kenny, Deputy Neasa Hourigan, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Deputy Peadar Tóibín, Deputy Róisín Shortall, 11.07.24; 2 emails to Richard Shakespeare and all Dublin City Councillors; email to An Taoiseach, 12.07.24. - Email, Phone call with Cllr Darragh Moriarty, 04.07.24. - Phone call
Focus Ireland
2024-09-18
Intent: To highlight the conditions and treatment of people living in emergency accommodation
Details: Conditions of people in emergency accommodation
Officials: Tom Brabazon, Gayle Ralph, Feljin Jose, Janet Horner, Ray Cunningham, Carolyn Moore, Dermot Lacey, Fiona Connelly, ...
Dublin Simon Community
2024-09-10
Intent: Briefed on Dublin Simon 'local election asks' in relation to housing and homelessness
Details: Mass email to local political candidates prior to local elections
Officials: Tommy Reilly, Emer Tóibín, Erika Doyle, Anne Ferris, Mary Kavanagh, John Snell, Paul O'Brien, Gail Dunne, ...
Methods: Email