Mental Health Reform

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Mental Health Bill 2024

Intended results For the Mental Health Bill to be scheduled for second stage debate on 18th or 19th September 2024 and progressed to Committee Stage as a matter of urgency

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 Briefing sent on 9th Oct 2024 to all TDs ahead of 'Statements to mark World Mental Health Day: Making Mental Health a Priority for Everyone’ on 10th October - briefing covered: 1. Early intervention and prevention and the voluntary and community mental health sector 2. Mental Health Reform’s manifesto asks for the General Election 3. The Mental Health Bill 2024

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (6-10)

Letter from Fiona Coyle re Mental Health Bill 2024 - Email sent on 3rd September 2024. DPOs lobbied were: Taoiseach, Simon Harris Tánaiste, Micheál Martin Minister Stephen Donnelly Minister Hildegarde Naughton Minister Mary Butler Minister Roderic O’Gorman

Email (1)

Emailed letter from Mental Health Reform and Members re Mental Health Bill 2024 on 5th Nov 2024. Letter - about MH Bill taken up from where it is at, Section 34 MHA, Mental Health Bill 2024 to be reinstated at Dáil Committee Stage within the first 100 days of the next Government. DPOs lobbied include: An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, An Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, Stephen Donnelly, Roderic O'Gorman, Mary Butler

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.

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

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

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Hildegarde Naughton Minister of State (Department of Health)