Fingal Home Care CLG (Fingal Home Care)

Lobbying Organisation Fingal Home Care CLG

Date published 09 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Lobbying in respect of the pandemic Recognition Payment to front-line staff of Fingal Home Care and Dublin Home Care Partners

Intended results To endeavour to secure the recognition payment for front-line staff of Fingal Home Care and Dublin Home Care Partners

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brendan O'Malley, General Manager, Fingal Home Care CLG

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 (2-5)

e-mail sent to 5 TD's with a letter attached in relation to the Pandemic Recognition Payment for front-line staff in Fingal Home Care and Dublin Home Care Partners, requesting support for our efforts to secure the payment for our front-line staff who worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic providing care and support in the community.

Email (2-5)

E-mails to Duncan Smith coordinating a meeting between the TD and staff representatives to discuss the issues with the delay in making the Pandemic Recognition Payment to Fingal Home Care staff. While the meeting was scheduled for 21/11/2022, it did not go ahead as the agency engaged by the HSE to administer the payments had contacted the Company.

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.

Alan Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)