Home and Community Care Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Home and Community Care Ireland

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Engagement with Oireachtas Members on home care issues

Intended results To brief Members of the Oireachtas on home care issues (Statutory Home Support Scheme; Addressing waiting lists/unmet need; workforce development). Inform Members of Oireachtas Health & Disability Matter Committees about HCCI's policy priorities To meet members of both Committees and other Members To include home care issues in both Committees work programmes

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jamie Farrelly

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 (31-50)

Briefing notes on home care issues sent to all members of Health & Disability Matters Committees

Meeting (6-10)

Meetings on home care issues with: • Kiera Keogh • Micheal Cahill • Nicole Ryan • Colm Burke • Paul McAuliffe • Aisling Dempsey • Claire Kerrane • Ken O'Flynn

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.

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Aisling Dempsey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ken O'Flynn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Nikki Bradley Senator (Seanad)

Micheál Carrigy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Seamus Healy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Senator (Seanad)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gillian Toole TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)