Cuan Mhuire CLG

Lobbying Organisation Cuan Mhuire CLG

Date published 12 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details National Drugs Strategy

Intended results To secure addition funding for the Cuan Mhuire Residential Treatment Programme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cuan Mhuire

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

David Collins (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Galway County Council)

Robert Watt (Currently employed as a DPO) Secretary General (Department of Health)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

Letter (1)

In July, the Chairperson of Cuan Mhuire wrote to the Secretary General, Dept of Health, outlining the service provider by Cuan Mhuire and seeking an uplift in funding to support the service into the future

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.

David Collins Councillor (Galway County Council)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Health)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)