Saint John of God Hospital clg

Lobbying Organisation Saint John of God Hospital clg

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details 1) Mental Health First Aid 2) Specialist dementia funding

Intended results a) To brief relevant Ministers re Mental Health First Aid training programmes b) to secure adequate funding structures for specialist dementia residential services c) retention of TAPS Covid 19 support scheme

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ms Emma Balmaine and Mr Martin Gillick

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.

Email (6-10)

Emails to various TDs, Senators, Ministers regarding 1) MHFA, 2) Specialist Dementia funding and 3) Retention of TAPS Covid 19 support scheme for nursing homes

Virtual Meeting (2-5)

Meetings re MHFA

Letter (6-10)

Emails to various TDs, Senators, Ministers regarding details of MHFA Training Programmes

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.

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Education)

Jack Chambers Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Robbie Gallagher Senator (Seanad)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Josepha Madigan Minister of State (Department of Education)

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)