Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Proposals re drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters

Intended results Continuation/expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental ill health put in place during the pandemic, as well as an extension of genderbased services and increases in budget funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula Byrne

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)

Martin Mackin (Currently employed as a DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam (Currently employed as a DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name MERCHANTS QUAY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address MERCHANTS COURT 24 MERCHANTS QUAY DUBLIN 8 D08 X7YK

Main business or activity

Company website www.mqi.ie

Contact email address cliona.mccabe@mqi.ie

Contact phone number 086 065 5125

Contact address Merchants Court, 24 Merchants Quay Dublin 8 D08 X7YK

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to invite to Annual Review 2022 launch

Email (1)

Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to thank for attendance at MQI Community Engagement/Assertive Outreach meeting

Email (1)

Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to advise appointment of new MQI CEO

Email (1)

Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to thank for attendance at NVDAS meeting

Email (1)

Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton sending information on MRDATF - County Drug & Alcohol Forums

Email (1)

Email to Minister Hildegarde Naughton to invite to Annual Review 2022 launch

Email (1)

Letter to Minister Hildegarde Naughton sending MSIF MQI Community Engagement Report

Email (100+)

Emails sent attaching MQI Pre-Budget Submission

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.

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Ardagh Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Niall Blaney Senator (Seanad)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Brophy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Canney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Carrigy Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers Senator (Seanad)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Joan Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerard Craughwell Senator (Seanad)

Michael Creed TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ollie Crowe Senator (Seanad)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Daly Senator (Seanad)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Aidan Davitt Senator (Seanad)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Regina Doherty Senator (Seanad)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Francis Noel Duffy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Damien English TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Fitzpatrick TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Róisín Garvey Senator (Seanad)

Paul Gavan Senator (Seanad)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pippa Hackett Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Seán Haughey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Emer Higgins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sharon Keogan Senator (Seanad)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Leddin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc MacSharry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Catherine Martin Minister (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McDowell Senator (Seanad)

Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice)

John McGahon Senator (Seanad)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Finance)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McNamara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy Senator (Seanad)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

David Norris Senator (Seanad)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Ó Donnghaile Senator (Seanad)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kieran O'Donnell Minister of State (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Denis O'Donovan Senator (Seanad)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Christopher O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Neale Richmond Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Michael Ring TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Eamon Ryan Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Seery Kearney Senator (Seanad)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Róisín Shorthall TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niamh Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Pauline Tully TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Wall Senator (Seanad)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward Senator (Seanad)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Diarmuid Wilson Senator (Seanad)

Violet Anne Wynne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)