LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Lobbying Organisation LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details To advance Programme for Government commitments on children's palliative care

Intended results 1. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments to investing in palliative care to achieve full national coverage of hospice and community services; to developing a new national policy on palliative care for children and to increasing funding to children’s hospice care. 2. To indicate LauraLynn's availability and willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate. To congratulate the new Minister for Health on her appointment

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O' Callaghan

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 (6-10)

To contact government TDs who had signed a pledge to support LauraLynn to: 1. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments. 2. To indicate LauraLynn's willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.

Letter (1)

1. To congratulate the new Minister for Health on her appointment. 2. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments. 3. To indicate LauraLynn's availability and willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.

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.

Tom Brabazon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Heneghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Clare Mungovan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

James Lawless TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)