Mental Health Reform

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 21 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details To advocate for legislative change and increased public funding for mental health.

Intended results Change in mental health law and increased funding for the mental health system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Coyle, Audry Deane

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Brief update on MHR at 14/04/2021

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Mary Lou McDonald TD, Mark Ward TD - 04/02/2021 Minister Donnelly, Minister Butler - 12/01/2021 Minister Rabbitte - 21/01/2021

Letter (2-5)

Minister Donnelly, Minister Butler - 12/01/2021 Minister Butler, Colm Desmond- 02/03/2021 Minister Butler - 23/03/2020

Phone call (2-5)

Minister Butler, Colm Desmond - 02/03/2021

Letter (2-5)

To raise concerns over alleged breaches of clinical guidelines on prescribing in Kerry and to call for a national review of how guidelines are applied

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Colm Desmond Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Holly Cairns TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Neasa Hourigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gino Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)