Saint John of God Community Services Limited

Lobbying Organisation Saint John of God Community Services Limited

Date published 16 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Trying to increase funding for housing and to resolve reduced respite and trying to lobby for accurate overall funding of all DSE services (SIA)

Intended results To increase respite and residential options To finally have appropriately funded services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Carmona Parents & Friends Group and Senior Management Team St John of God Dublin South East

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?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We asked that campaigners lobby their local representatives in relation to lack of respite and residential options and the underfunding of our organisation.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (100+)

They used letters and email for Residential/Respite to all families Family and Friends Group contacted Minister Rabbitte.

Phone call (2-5)

Director phoned four TDs re funding

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.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ossian Smyth TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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