Mental Health Reform (Mental Health Reform)

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Mental Health Bill 2024

Intended results To breif public reps as a menas of ensuring legislative alignment with key human rights conventions: UNCRPD/UNCRC/OPCAT. Specifically: Statutory Right to Advocacy, Prohabition of Children to Adult Units, Timing related to Capacity Assessments, Specifics relating to Involuntary Treatment Crtiteria, Introduction of an Independant Complaints Mechanism

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Louise Rooney

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.

Phone call (2-5)

Arrange a meeting/sharing of breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Laura Harmon, Parlimentary Assistant Ciara Conway between 20th Jan - 10th April

Phone call (1)

Discuss government amendments with Ian Power (Special Advisor to Minister Butler on 13th March

Phone call (1)

Arrange a meeting/sharing of breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with TD Liam Quaide on 9th January

Informal communication (2-5)

Arrange a meeting/sharing of breifing notes,speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with TD Liam Quaide between 11th March - 30th April

Informal communication (1)

Arrange a meeting/sharing of breifing notes speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on 16th April

Informal communication (2-5)

Arrange a meeting/sharing of breifing notes, speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Laura Harmon - Parlimentary Assistant Ciara Conway between 19th Jan -9th April

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 between 20th -27th Jan with TD- Liam Quaide, TD - Sorca Clarke, TD - Marie Sherlock, TD - Roderic O'Gorman

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 9th January

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 14th January

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 19th January

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 23rd January

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 20th February

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 26th February

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 4th March

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 6th March

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 7th April

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Victor Boyhan on the 8th April

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Laura Harmon on the 14th January

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with Senator Laura Harmon on the 14th April

Email (2-5)

Share breifing notes and speaking points regarding Amendments to the Mental Health Bill 2024 with TD Roderic O'Gorman on 27th January

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.

Laura Harmon Senator (Seanad)

Ian Power Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Liam Quaide TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Victor Boyhan Senator (Seanad)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)