Heart Children Ireland (Heart Children)

Lobbying Organisation Heart Children Ireland

Date published 07 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Under-funding of the Adult CHD Services in the Mater Hospital despite submission of successive five year business plans in the last decade

Intended results Increased funding to the unit to avert a looming crisis as consultants will not be accepting any new patients with CHD transitioning from paediatric care in CHI Crumlin from June 1st 2026.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sheila Campbell, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

Expressing shock and alarm that members of Heart Children transitioning to adult care in the Mater may have no follow on appointments scheduled after discharge from CHI Crumlin. Asking for explanation of what the future holds for this cohort and for a commitment to implement the business plans submitted by the ACHD Unit to address the 400-450 new patients accessing the service annually. Meeting requested

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.

Sara Long Regional Executive Officer (Health Service Executive)