Home and Community Care Ireland

Mass communications

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)
Email correspondence sent to Minister Heather Humphries requesting a meeting to social welfare reform. Emails to office of Gary Gannon TD and Paul McAuliffe TD to request meeting to discuss social welfare reform. Email to office of Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD related to Oireachtas Social Protection Committee schedule.
Meeting (1)
Meeting in DETE offices with Minister Neale Richmond to discuss changes to employment permit minimum salary thresholds for home care workers
Email (1)
Email correspondence sent to Minister Anne Rabbitte to request a meeting on the development of an authorisation scheme for HSE Disability Home Support
Email (2-5)
Emails to Duncan Smith TD to update on home care issues and request meeting.
Email (6-10)
Emails to the office of Minister Mary Butler TD to request and arrange quarterly meeting, invite the Minister to HCCI Annual Conference and request support for UN convention on the rights of older people.
Virtual Meeting (1)
Meeting with Colm Burke, TD to discuss home care waiting lists in Cork
Virtual Meeting (1)
Quarterly meeting with Minister Mary Butler to discuss home care issues including HSE Home Support Authorisation review, the implementation of CDSWAG, invitation to speak at the HCCI Annual Conference and initiatives to tackle home support waiting lists.
Email (6-10)
Emails to office of Roisin Shortall TD to request answers to parliamentary questions and for HCCI to share a briefing note on HSE National Service Plan 2024.
Email (2-5)
Emails to office of David Cullinane TD to arrange meeting with HCCI (attended by Cllr Daniel Céitinn) and for HCCI to share a briefing note on HSE National Service Plan 2024.
Email (11-20)
Emails to office of Colm Burke TD to arrange virtual meeting and to share answers from parliamentary questions. Email to the office of Minister Colm Burke to congratulate his appointment.
Email (11-20)
Emails to the offices of Rural Independent Group TDs, Independent Ireland TDs and Patricia Ryan TD to request meeting to discuss general home care issues. (No meetings this period)
Email (1)
Email to Taoiseach Simon Harris to request that home care be included in the Covid-19 inquiry. Minister Butler CC'ed.
Meeting (1)
Meeting Cllr Daniel Céitinn to discuss HCCI response to Sinn Fein Health and Social Care policy consultation.

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.