Suicide or Survive (Suicide or Survive)

Lobbying Organisation Suicide or Survive

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Meeting with Mary Butler, TD, Minister with responsibility for mental health and Government Chief Whip and Ian Power, Special Advisor to the Minister

Intended results Understanding of the role Suicide or Survive play in the area of suicide prevention and the funding associated with the activities of the organisation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Catherine Brogan (CEO) and Fiona Killard Lynch (SOS Chairperson of the Board)

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)

Held in the Department of Health Mental Health unit on 24th July, 2025.

Email (2-5)

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.

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)