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2025-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Erin McGreehan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: The establishment of a Mother & Baby Perinatal Unit; The establishment of the NPMR Register; improved multiannual FirstLight Funding
Methods: Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Establishment of a Mother & Baby Perinatal Unit; Establishment of the NPMR Register; FirstLight Funding |
2023-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Improved management of the National Paediatric Mortality Register and increased availability of Paediatric Mortality Data
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The management of the National Paediatric Mortality Register and the availability of Paediatric Mortality Data |
2023-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Justice; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Additional Funding for Services
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking funding support for FirstLight counselling services to families referred to FirstLight impacted by infanticide. |
2023-01-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Brady (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Steven Matthews (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Additional State funding to support increased demand for FirstLight's professional bereavement support services.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sought support for additional State funding support in light of the increased demand for FirstLight's professional bereavement counselling support services. |
2022-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Additional and continuing HSE funding for services to suddenly bereaved families.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for grant support to FirstLight to enable the organisation provide professional counselling and therapeutic support services to families in Ireland experiencing the sudden unexpected death of their children |
| — | in circumstances where the organisation provides these services free to bereaved families |
| — | where there are very limited State agency supports for such families |
| — | and where the HSE provides relatively small amounts of grant support to FirstLight. |
2022-01-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Gary Gannon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Additional HSE funding for services to suddenly bereaved families.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for grant support to FirstLight to enable the organisation provide professional counselling and therapeutic support services to families in Ireland experiencing the sudden unexpected death of their children |
| — | in circumstances where the organisation provides these services free to bereaved families |
| — | where there are very limited State agency supports for such families |
| — | and where the HSE provides relatively small amounts of grant support to FirstLight. |
2021-09-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: Additional HSE funding for services to suddenly bereaved families.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for grant support to FirstLight to enable the organisation provide professional counselling and therapeutic support services to families in Ireland experiencing the sudden unexpected death of their children |
| — | in circumstances where the organisation provides these services free to bereaved families |
| — | where there are very limited State agency supports for such families |
| — | and where the HSE provides relatively small amounts of grant support to FirstLight. |
2021-01-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Irene Winters (Councillor), Wicklow County Council; Susan Mitchell (Special Adviser), Department of Health
Intent: Additional funding for FirstLight.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for grant support to FirstLight to enable the organisation provide professional counselling and therapeutic support services to families in Ireland experiencing the sudden unexpected death of their children |
| — | in circumstances where the organisation provides these services free to bereaved families |
| — | where there are very limited State agency supports for such families |
| — | and where the HSE does not provide ant direct grant support to FirstLight. |
2020-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Gary Gannan (TD), Dublin City Council; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dublin City Council; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Appointment of a senior Minister and Department for the Community and Voluntary sector.::For the the contribution of the Community and Voluntary sector, especially in the Covid-19 environment, to be recognised
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Sought support for retention of a senior Minister and Department for the Community and Voluntary Sector and that the contribution of charities |
| — | and community and voluntary organisations is recognised |
| — | and adequately resourced and supported in the next Programme for Government. |
2020-01-10
Politician(s) lobbied: John Meehan (Director), Department of Health
Intent: Provision of grant support
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Provision of grant support to Irish Sudden Infant Death Association t/a FirstLight |