2026-09-18
8 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Grace Boland (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Erin McGreehan (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The committee was urged to consider the formal recognition of pregnancy and baby loss as a potentially traumatic life event and the establishment of a national, trauma‑informed post‑loss psychological care pathway, supported by ring‑fenced, multi‑annual statutory funding. We believe these measures are both necessary and achievable, and would deliver meaningful improvements in outcomes for bereaved families while reducing longer‑term pressures on the health system
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Meeting
FirstLight welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health at Leinster House. The meeting provided an important forum to share our perspective, listen to members and discuss how policy can respond with compassion and practical support to parents and families after pregnancy loss or the death of a child. We value this engagement and look forward to continued dialogue focused on dignity, access to support and the lived experience of bereaved families across Ireland.
Submission
The committee twas urged to considerincluding the formal recognition of pregnancy and baby loss as a potentially traumatic life event and the establishment of a national, trauma-informed post-loss psychological care pathway, supported by ring-fenced, multi-annual statutory funding. We believe these measures are both necessary and achievable, and would deliver meaningful improvements in outcomes for bereaved families while reducing longer-term pressures on the health system