Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG (Community Therapy Ireland )

Lobbying Organisation Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG

Date published 21 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence

Intended results Highlight the Community Therapy Ireland Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence as a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy. Amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy. Highlight the 17+ years of shared expertise and research on clinical governance conducted by Community Therapy Ireland and the national membership. Highlight the impact of the national membership.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Maria Cleary

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)

Letters emailed to Minister Mary Butler and HSE staff to (1)highlight the Clinical Governance Badge of Excellence is a mechanism for ensuring provision of safe, professional, rights-based, and person-centred counselling and therapy;(2) amplify the voice of people who attend community therapy;(3) highlight 17+ years of shared expertise and research on clinical governance conducted by Community Therapy Ireland and the national membership;(4) Highlight the impact of the national membership.

Email (2-5)

Emails with Ian Power to plan follow up meetings

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 Minister of State (Department of Health)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)