St Michael's House Group

Lobbying Organisation St Michael's House Group

Date published 29 Apr, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Advocating for Services for people with disabilities and their families

Intended results To achieve improved access to timely, high-quality disability services, including increased funding for supports and strengthened implementation of disability rights legislation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity CEO, Interim CEO and members of the Executive Management Team of St. Michael's House

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)

St Michael's House CEO met with Deputy Rory Hearn and Deputy Liam Quaide on 11th February 2026. They also had a small tour of our Ballymun campus.

Email (1)

Email exchange between St. Michael's House and Deputy Louise O'Reilly and the Ceann Comhairle to arrange a visit to meet our Advocacy Group in Templeogue Day Services. This is on the back of a visit and presentation the Advocacy Group made in Leinster House in October 2025.

Email (1)

Email exchange between the Interim CEO's office and Deputy Marie Sherlock (Labour Party) to set up a meeting in the coming weeks.

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.

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Verona Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)