Coolmine Therapeutic Community

Politician(s) lobbied: Tony Murphy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Luke Corkery (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Eimear Carbone-Mangan (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Ted Leddy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Helen Redwood (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Siobhan Shovlin (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Ellen Troy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; John Walsh (Councillor), Fingal County Council; John Burtchaell (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Breda Hanaphy (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Mary McCamley (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Patrick Quinlan (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Kieran Dennison (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Angela Donnelly (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Tania Doyle (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Gerard Sheehan (Councillor), Fingal County Council; Tom Kitt (Councillor), Fingal County Council

Intent: To secure local political support for Coolmine’s six Budget 2027 priorities: protecting existing services, expanding residential and aftercare capacity, establishing a prison-based Therapeutic Community, introducing sustainable multi-annual funding, and aligning Section 39 pay with public sector rates. The intended result is improved access to treatment, sustained recovery and stronger outcomes for individuals and families.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; James Browne (Minister), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To secure Government support and investment for Coolmine’s six Budget 2027 priorities: protecting existing services, expanding residential and aftercare capacity, establishing a prison-based Therapeutic Community, introducing sustainable multi-annual funding, and aligning Section 39 pay with public sector rates. The intended result is improved access to treatment, sustained recovery and stronger outcomes for individuals and families.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To secure Government support for capital investment in Coolmine House and Ashleigh House, full cost recovery for services delivered in Ashleigh House, and funding support for a pilot prison-based Therapeutic Community. We sought to demonstrate the value of these investments in expanding addiction treatment capacity, improving rehabilitation outcomes, reducing reoffending, and delivering long-term social and economic benefits.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice

Intent: The intended outcome was to secure Government support, including funding and policy backing, for a two‑year pilot Therapeutic Community within the Irish Prison Estate. We aimed to demonstrate its effectiveness in reducing addiction and reoffending, addressing long waiting lists, integrating with existing services, and delivering measurable social and economic benefits through improved rehabilitation outcomes.

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Ted Leddy (Councillor), Fingal County Council

Intent: To secure progress on the redevelopment, planning approvals, and investment commitments required for the HSE Capital Investment Project Proposal: Coolmine Lodge. The intended outcome is to enable the modernisation and expansion of the facility—growing capacity from 110 to 150 clients per year—and to address the identified critical service gap within the HSE National Development Plan by ensuring the project is advanced to delivery.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister of State), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: To secure progress on the redevelopment, planning approvals, and investment commitments required for the HSE Capital Investment Project Proposal: Coolmine Lodge. The intended outcome is to enable the modernisation and expansion of the facility—growing capacity from 110 to 150 clients per year—and to address the identified critical service gap within the HSE National Development Plan by ensuring the project is advanced to delivery.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To secure progress on the redevelopment, planning approvals, and investment commitments required for the HSE Capital Investment Project Proposal: Coolmine Lodge. The intended outcome is to enable the modernisation and expansion of the facility—growing capacity from 110 to 150 clients per year—and to address the identified critical service gap within the HSE National Development Plan by ensuring the project is advanced to delivery.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: AnnMarie Farrelly (Chief Executive Officer), Fingal County Council

Intent: To secure the necessary funding to complete the expansion of beds at Coolmine Lodge

Methods: Meeting