Saint John of God Community Services Limited

Lobbying Organisation Saint John of God Community Services Limited

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Lobbying HSE to fund for more housing for people with Intellectual Disabilities and trying to amend the existing CAS programme

Intended results To increase housing for people with Intellectual Disability

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Claire Hendrick - Parents and Friends Group Dublin South East and Claire O'Dwyer, Regional Director of Kerry Services

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

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Phone call (2-5)

Email (2-5)

Meeting (1)

Met with Minister Norma Foley on 6/9/24

Meeting (1)

Met with several TDs on 9/9/24

Email (11-20)

sent out emails to local TDs in Kerry - with Election Requests on 18/11/24 and 7 election candidates from different political parties

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.

Bernard Gloster Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

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

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)