Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Home care workforce issues

Intended results Secure an additional 500 employment permits for home carers. Secure commitment from the Department of Health and HSE to develop a workforce strategy for home care. Secure funding for workforce measures (primarily increased wage & mileage/travel time payments) as part of the rate review for the HSE Home Support Authorisation Scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Joseph Musgrave

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.

Email (1)

Email to Emer Higgins TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail to request additional employment permits.

Email (1)

Email to Siobhan McArdle, DOH Assistant Secretary with Robert Watt, DOH Secretary General copied on developing a workforce strategy for home care workers.

Email (1)

Email to Mary Butler TD, Minister for Mental Health and Older People, with Siobhan McArdle, DOH Assistant Secretary copied, requesting a pathway to securing funding for workforce measures on the HSE Home Support Authorisation Scheme.

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.

Siobhán McArdle Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Robert Watt Secretary General (Department of Health)

Emer Higgins Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)