Samaritans Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Samaritans Ireland

Date published 11 Dec, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

Specific Details Samaritans key asks from 2022 Impact Report Launch

Intended results Support for government and Oireachtas members and their staff undertaking Samaritans appropriate language training Review of the process of recording and reporting deaths by suicide Support of local Samaritans branches by requesting politicians share details on volunteering as well as signposting of Samaritans services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah O'Toole

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)

Olwyn Enright (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Social Media All Oireachtas Members Invitations to impact launch day to come and meet local branches

Email All Oireachtas Members Invitations to impact launch day to come and meet local branches

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Event / Reception (1)

Impact report launch and open day for politicians on 4th October 2023

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.

Chris Andrews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathal Berry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Blaney Senator (Seanad)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Browne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paddy Burke Senator (Seanad)

Jerry Buttimer Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Pat Casey Senator (Seanad)

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Conway Senator (Seanad)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Daly Senator (Seanad)

Alan Dillon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aisling Dolan Senator (Seanad)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley Senator (Seanad)

Joe Flaherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gerry Horkan Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Kehoe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Claire Kerrane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Senator (Seanad)

Tim Lombard Senator (Seanad)

Vincent P Martin Senator (Seanad)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

John McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joe McHugh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Imelda Munster TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Joe O'Brien Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Martin Heydon Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fergus O'Dowd TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Ned O'Sullivan Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Pringle TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patricia Ryan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Stanton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fintan Warfield Senator (Seanad)