Mental Health Reform

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 17 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details MHR's Pre-Budget Campaign 2025 - https://mentalhealthreform.ie/budget-2025

Intended results Increase funding to mental health in Budget 2025

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 Email sent on 1st Oct 2024 ahead of Budgetary discussions with copy of MHR's PBS and two page summary to all opposition deputies i.e., all deputies in Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, Aontu, People Before Profit and independent TDs.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Letter sent to Taoiseach Simon Harris via email and then forwarded via email to the Tánaiste, Minister Donnelly, Minister Butler, Minister O'Gorman, Minister Paschal Donohoe, and Minister Jack Chambers

Phone call (1)

Call with Minister Butler's Special Advisor Niamh Richardson-Dunn re mental health allocations in Budget 2025.

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.

Niamh Richardson-Dunn Adviser to Minister of State (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

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

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Finance)