Mental Health Reform

Lobbying Organisation Mental Health Reform

Date published 19 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Budgetary matters

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Budget 2023

Intended results Increased funding for the mental health system

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ber Grogan

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 TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Phone call (11-20)

Call made 22/09/22 & 23/09/2022 to Deirdre Grant other call made to Corona & Mark

Informal communication (6-10)

Text messages

Meeting (2-5)

Seperate meeting with Clare 16/09 and with Charolotte and Corona 15/09/2022.

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.

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

Grant Sweetnam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Susan Mitchell Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Paraic Gallagher Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Clare Mungovan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Corona Joyce Special Adviser (Department of Health)

Charlotte Simpson Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)