Rehab Group

Lobbying Organisation Rehab Group

Date published 21 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Lobbying activity to highlight the need to resolve the significant funding deficits being experienced by RehabCare in the provision of services to more than 3,000 people with disabilities

Intended results Additional Funding for RehabCare's services to 3,000 people around the country secured

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kathleen O'Meara, Sonya Felton

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)

Phone calls to follow up on the issue being raised with Joanne Lonergan, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Gerry Maguire

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Minister for Health (the first of which was copied to Secretary General of the Department of Health) alerting him to the issue at hand.

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.

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Gerry Maguire Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sarah Bardon Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Kathleen MacLellan Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)