Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 20 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Communicate MHR's Pre-Budget Submission 2025, and with an invitation to a Language Briefing and 'Meet & Greet' with MHR, MHR Member organisations and people with lived experience of mental health difficulties on Wednesday 18th September in LH 2000

Intended results Share information on MHR's Pre-Budget Submission (PBS) and secure increased investment in mental health in Budget 2025 Invite political reps to MHR's events. 'Language Briefing' - 30-minute briefing to support political reps in discussing mental health in a way that can reduce stigma and is in line with European best practice. 'Meet&Greet' - opportunity for elected representatives to learn more about the mental health services and needs in their constituencies. Attendees include members of MHR who are on the frontlines of providing mental health services and supports; people with lived experience of mental health difficulties / psychosocial disabilities who have been accessing or trying to access mental health supports and MHR staff

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanna Weedle

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Invite email sent on 30th July 2024 TDs inviting them to MHR's Pre-Budget Submission (PBS) 2025 and the Meet & Greet on 18th Sept

Email All Senators Invite email sent on 30th July 2024 to all Senators inviting them to MHR's Pre-Budget Submission (PBS) 2025 and the Meet & Greet on 18th Sept

Email All Councillors Invite email sent on 30th July 2024 to all Councillors inviting them to MHR's Pre-Budget Submission (PBS)2025

Email All Oireachtas Members All TDs, Sentaors and Ministers sent an email on the 13th Aug 2024 inviting them to the 30 min Language Briefing and Meet & Greet as part of PBS

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

Call with Councillor Peter O Donoghue on 31st July in respect of the mass communication invite to MHR's Pre-Budget Submission (PBS)202

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.

Peter O'Donoghue Councillor (Cork County Council)