Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Lobbying Organisation Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Date published 18 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament together with Members of the C& V Pillar met with officials from the Department of Health.

Intended results To ensure that the diverse needs of older people are to the fore in the development and implementation of policies and programmes within the Department . To ensure that Plans and Implementation of Sláinte Care are developed and put Older People and their needs at the core of the plan.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mairead Hayes

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)

Meeting discussed: Health Budget 2019; Slaintecare Presentation; Housing First Implementation Plan.

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.

Siobhan O’Halloran Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)