Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Lobbying Organisation Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Proposals re Drugs treatment, homelessness and related matters

Intended results Continuation or expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness or addiction put in place during the pandemic lockdown period

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pauline McKeown

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Martin Macklin (Former DPO) Senator (Seanad)

Stephen Lynam (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Finance)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Coolmine Therapeutic Community

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 19 Lord Edward Street, Dublin

Main business or activity Charity/Advocacy

Company website www.coolmine.ie

Contact email address info@coolminetc.ie

Contact phone number (01) 8270003

Contact address 19 Lord Edward Street, Dublin

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meetings with Stephen Donnelly and Darragh O Brien to outline policies

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.

Jack O'Donnell Special Adviser (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Sarah Bardon Special Advisor (Department of Health)

Brian Murphy Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim Breslin Secretary General (Department of Health)

Roderic O Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Darragh O Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Patrick Costello TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)