Intent: Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence as a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy. Amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy. Highlight the 17+ years of shared expertise and research on clinical governance conducted by Community Therapy Ireland and the national membership. Highlight the impact of the national membership.
Details: Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence
Emails with Ian Power to plan follow up meetings - EmailLetters emailed to Minister Mary Butler and HSE staff to (1)highlight the Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence is a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy;(2) amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy;(3) highlight 17+ years of shared expertise and research on clinical governance conducted by Community Therapy Ireland and the national membership;(4) Highlight the impact of the national membership. - Email
Intent: The extension of tax relief as a qualifying expense to counselling and psychotherapy.::The application of a VAT exemption to counselling and psychotherapy services which will create an equity between Counsellors/Psychotherapists and other allied health professionals.::The expansion of the counselling in schools program.
The IACP emailed a targeted list of Ministers, spokespeople, special advisors, and committee members requesting a meeting on our Pre-Budget Submission. - Email
Advance copy of PBS and invitation to meet&greet sent on 18th Aug 2025 to DPOs listed in section 5. - EmailEmail sent to Verona Murphy to request space for political meet&greet in relation to PBS. Email sent on 24th July 2025. - EmailPBS for DSP submitted to that dept on 20th June 2025. DPOs present were Minister Dara Calleary and his team. - Submission
Briefing for Report stage of MH Bill with Sorca Clarke TD, Liam Quaide TD, Marie Sherlock TD on 9th July 2025 - MeetingEmails sent to Ian Power (Special Adviser to Minister Mary Butler) on 24th June 2025 to arrange a meeting. - EmailEmails sent to Ian Power (special adviser to Minister Mary Butler) between 2nd May - 31st August, regarding amendments put forward for the mental health act. - Email
Discussion about report stage amendments with Liam Quaide on 27th June 2025 - Phone callDiscussion of concerns relating to the bill. Meeting was held on 29th July 2025 with James Kelly and Ian Power - MeetingEmail about report stage amendments sent to Sorca Clarke TD on 27th June 2025 - Email
Appearance before the Oireachtas Committee on Health on 11th June 2025 regarding the upcoming changes to the Mental Health Bill 2024. DPOs lobbied were: Pádraig RiceColm BurkeMichael CahillSorca ClarkeDavid CullinaneMartin DalyPádraig O'SullivanPeter RocheMarie SherlockManus BoyleMaria ByrneTom ClonanTeresa CostelloNicole Ryan - MeetingAttended The Wheel Summit on 28th May 2025 and met with An Taoiseach Micheal Martin to discuss the progression of the Mental Health Bill through the Dáil. - Event / ReceptionDicussion with Special Advisor to Minister Butler, Ian Power on 16th June 2025 on the proposed amendments to Mental Health Bill 2024 - Phone call
Intent: Gain support for the measures outlined in the spunout pre-budget submission as part of the Budget 2026 campaign.
Details: Engage with political representatives to discuss details of the spunout pre-budget submission, detailing the needs of young people and facilitating direct engagement between action panel members and elected representatives.
Intent: Understanding of the role Suicide or Survive play in the area of suicide prevention and the funding associated with the activities of the organisation.
Details: Meeting with Mary Butler, TD, Minister with responsibility for mental health and Government Chief Whip and Ian Power, Special Advisor to the Minister
Intent: Implementation of relevant Report Card 2025 recommendations including the implementation of the International Protection Child Payment, measures to reduce the number of homeless families, the need to improve access to CAMHS, increased investment in early years and request to meet to discuss the issues arising in Report Card.
Details: Advocacy on Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2025
Letter emailed to relevant Government Minister's on Report Card 2025 including request to meet to discuss report recommendations. - LetterMeetingPhone call
