Mental Health Ireland (Mental Health Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Mental Health Irelands, Thrive Action Researcher Viola Di Bucchianico, lobbied for support from local councillors and TD's for a community event as follows: Thrive Swords hosted their Five Ways to Wellbeing community workshop Thursday 24th October in the Carnegie Court Hotel, Swords to celebrate Mental Health Month. This open-to-the-public event was attended by members of the local community as well as representatives of local groups, service providers, and local authorities.

Intended results Support for Thrive Swords, which can be offered by sharing details of the event, promoting the event or attendance at the event.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Viola Di Bucchianico

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 Local Authority Members An email invitation to the workshop was sent from MHI to Fingal County Councillors and a TD in Swords LEA:

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Thrive Swords. Mental Health and Wellbeing. Community event.

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.

Joe Newman Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Dean Mulligan Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Darren Jack Kelly Councillor (Fingal County Council)

James Humphreys Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Luke Corkery Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Darragh Butler Councillor (Fingal County Council)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)