Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Merchants QuayIreland Ltd

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Proposals re. drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters

Intended results Continuation or expansion of services for those experiencing homelessness, addiction & mental ill-health, put in place during the pandemic lockdown period as well as an extension of gender-based services and increases in budget funding

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paula Byrne

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 Mackin (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? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Virtual meeting with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Fiona O'Loughlin & Ivana Bacik/Aodhan O'Riordan regarding female only services

Email (1)

Email sent to Aodhran O'Riordan with an update on the MSIF

Email (2-5)

emails sent to Thomas Gould attaching the MQI's pre-budget submission & in relation to the female only services

Email (21-30)

Emails sent to Ministers, TDs & Special Advisors attaching pre-budget submission

Email (2-5)

Emails to Minister for State Frank Feighan inviting him to launch new MQI Service in Cavan/Monaghan in September and with an update on the MSIF Project

Phone call (1)

Phone call with Lynne Ruane in relation to female only services

Email (1)

Email to Minister Donnelly with an update on the MSIF Project

Phone call (1)

Phone call to Deirdre Gillane in relation to the work MQI is involved in/pre-budget submission

Email (1)

Email to Michael Pidgeon in relation to MSIF Project

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.

Ivana Bacik Senator (Seanad)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly Minister (Department of Health)

Colm O’Reardon Secretary General (Department of Health)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Social Protection)

Pauric McPhillips Special Adviser (Department of Social Protection)

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

Roderic O'Gorman Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Eoin Wilson Special Adviser (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael McGrath Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Kevin Barrett Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Frank Feighan Minister of State (Department of Health)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Michael Pidgeon Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)