The Irish Hospice Foundation

Lobbying Organisation The Irish Hospice Foundation

Date published 17 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Meeting sought to discuss the challenges in the delivery of End-of-Life Care and the lack of sufficient resources available.

Intended results Meeting to discuss and raise awareness of these issues. Follow up invitation to participate in an awareness that Irish Hospice Foundation were producing to highlight new resources we had developed to support people who are dying at home and their loved ones.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula O'Reilly

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 (2-5)

Meeting (2-5)

First meeting held in Leinster House in May 2025. Senator McCarthy came to our offices in Morrison Chambers to record a video to help us promote some new resources we had developed.

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.

Aubrey McCarthy Senator (Seanad)