The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Letterkenny University Hospital, Hospital Chaplin retired and the hospital HR had been very slow in providing another agreement for a contract for a new (replacement) Chaplin

Intended results That the hospital would agree a new contract to employ a replacement Chaplin

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Rev Colin Mckibbin

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.

Meeting (1)

Wish Aishling McDonald and Peter Byrne from the HR department of the Hospital and we provided them with information that they requested.

Phone call (2-5)

Text on 12th December TD Pat the Cope Gallagher and asked him to intervene, and he replied that day nothing that he had received the message. He then text on the 20th December said that he would speak to the HSE for guidance and spoke to Shaun Murphy (Hospital Manager) and he informed that they were working on a solution. The issue is unresolved but should be resolved in the next few months.

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.

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)