Overwatch Report

Care Alliance Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Letter to An Taoiseach re: Seanad nominations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Sent Pre-Budget Submission to the Dept of Social Protection. This Submission was invited by the Dept. as part of the annual Pre-Budget process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Sent Pre-Budget Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection. This Submission was invited by the Committee as part of the annual Pre-Budget process. We have registered this lobbying with each member of the Committee out of an abundance of caution.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "John Paul O'Shea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'William Aird', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Ardagh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Johnny Guirke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Louise O'Reilly", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Communications] CAI was a signatory to a sectoral letter re: Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Finnegan', 'role': 'Secretary General (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)'} {'name': 'Seán Fleming', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Brady', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Callaghan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Micheál Carrigy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 18 more

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Seeking sustained annual funding for National Carers Week under the Carers Gaurantee.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Seeking funding for a Policy & Research Assistant

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Congratulating incoming President, Catherine Connolly, - seeking engagement/discussions/invitation to Aras - specifically for family carers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Orla O'Hanrahan", 'role': "Secretary General (The President's Establishment)"}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Seeking additional funding for Online Family Carer Support Project. This Included an evidence base for increased project funding from within the Dept of Health, along with details of a business case we in the organisation developed to assist with our request for enhanced funding for the project. In the same communication we made the case for increased funding for National Carers Week which we coordinate each year.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Health] Sent copies of our Pre-Budget Submission directly to relevant Ministers in the Dept. Of Health.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Community] Request for increases in funding levels for the Scheme to Support national Organisations (SSNO)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Joe O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Health] Seeking additional funding for Online Family Carer Support Project

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Seeking additional funding for Online Family Carer Support Project. This Included an evidence base for increased project funding from within the Dept of Health, along with details of a business case we in the organisation developed to assist with our request for enhanced funding for the project. .

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Letter All TDs', 'role': 'The same letter, adressed individually to all TDs, was sent by post to local constituency offices where possible. If a local constituency ofice address was unavailable this was sent to their office in Leinster House. The letter included material to share with family carers in their constituency regarding the supports available via the project, along with the evidence base for enhanced funding.'} {'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Jennifer Murnane O'Connor", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Paul Phelan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brendan Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 154 more

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] Discussion of issues pertaining to family carers at the DSP Annual Carers Forum 2022; recommendations made following an invitation to attend

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Teresa Leonard', 'role': 'Deputy Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Rónán Hession', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Budgetary matters] Budget 2023 for Family Carers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Community] Discussion of issues facing family carers, most particularly in the area of gender and family care.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Fiona O'Loughlin", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] The EU Care Strategy; calling upon relveant ministers to get invoved in the EU Care Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 1 more

Care Alliance Ireland

January–April

[Health] Online meeting with Ministers re: service delivery and policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Heather Humphreys', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Damien English', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

January–April

[Health] National Carers Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'} + 20 more

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Health] Highlight research undertaken to influence the development of the next National Carers Strategy - sharing of final report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} + 2 more

Care Alliance Ireland

January–April

[Social Protection] Dormant Account Funds 2018 (Carers Measure 2)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

January–April

[Justice and Equality] Correspondence from 7 Nominating Bodies of the Administrative Panel seeking the nomination of John Dolan, CEO of the Disability Federation of Ireland, to Seanad Eireann

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Health] Response to Dementia and Covid-19

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Lou McDonald', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 3 more

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Health] Introduction to incoming ministers and invitation to discuss policy and progress PFG goals relating to family carers

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Frank Feighan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Education)'} + 2 more

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[EU Affairs] Request for Irish MEPs to encourage to join EU special interest group on informal care

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 4 more

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Seeking to influence the allocation of €2m additional annual funds for family carer support services announced in Budget 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Justice and Equality] Emphasising the relationship between disabiltiy and caring.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Seeking to influence the allocation of €2m additional annual funds for family carer support services announced in Budget 2021 and invitation to Minister to open an online event related to the next National Carers Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Request to Meet with Minister Donnelly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

September–December

[Health] Seeking to influence the allocation of €2m additional annual funds for family carer support services announced in Budget 2021 and invitation to meet with Minister Donnelly

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Care Alliance Ireland

May–August

[Social Protection] 2020 Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Social Protection

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Regina Doherty', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs