Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Equity of access to respite, care and support for children with palliative care needs and their families
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual Meeting
Introductory meeting with brief overview of what LauraLynn Children's Hospice would like to see in the new children's palliative care policy
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Redesignation of LauraLynn Children's Hospice
Methods: Letter
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Letter
Letter to Robert WattCopy of letter sent to Minister Carroll MacNeill
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoghan Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Fitzmaurice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Increased core funding for LauraLynn in Budget 2026 to deliver services nationwide::Development of a new policy on children's palliative care
Methods: EmailMeetingPhone call
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Email
Emails regarding PBS to TDs in Roscommon Galway, Cork North Central and Dublin Rathdown Constituencies.
Meeting
Meetings regarding LauraLynn's pre-budget submission with Shay Brennan TD, Colm Burke TD, Eoghan Kenny TD, Pádraig O'Sullivan TD and Sinéad Gibney TD.
Phone call
Phone call with Stephen Foley re: PBS
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maeve O'Connell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Children's Hospice Week aims:To raise awareness of the broad reaching challenges faced by families caring for a child with palliative care needs, and to highlight the need for a whole-of-government approach to reducing these burdens.::Pre-budget submission aims:1. To increase statutory core funding to €5.3m in 20262. To commence the development of a new national policy on children's palliative care
Methods: Event / ReceptionLetterMeeting
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Event / Reception
At photoshoot to mark Children's Hospice Week Taoiseach given a summary of recent surveys on the impact of caring for a child with palliative care needs, and urged to support a whole-of-government approach to reducing burdens on families
Letter
Letters re: PBS to Minister for Health, Taoiseach, Tanáiste, Minister for Public Expenditure, and Minister for Finance.
Meeting
Meetings to outline LauraLynn Children's Hospice funding situation and to urge TDs to support pre-budget submission asks.
Politician(s) lobbied: Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seamus McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: 1. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments to investing in palliative care to achieve full national coverage of hospice and community services; to developing a new national policy on palliative care for children and to increasing funding to children’s hospice care.2. To indicate LauraLynn's availability and willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.::To congratulate the new Minister for Health on her appointment
Methods: LetterEmail
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Letter
1. To congratulate the new Minister for Health on her appointment.2. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments.3. To indicate LauraLynn's availability and willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.
Email
To contact government TDs who had signed a pledge to support LauraLynn to:1. To share a copy of LauraLynn children hospices' statement welcoming the Programme for Government 2025 commitments.2. To indicate LauraLynn's willingness to practically support the progress of the Programme for Government commitments as appropriate.
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bernard Durkan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sam Griffin (Adviser to Minister), Department of Finance; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: (1) To influence public funding levels for LauraLynn Children's Hospice in 2025 (2) to outline the work and impact of LauraLynn Children's Hospice including recent growth and expansion (3) to support other relevant pre-budget demands of other sectoral bodies
Methods: SubmissionEmailVirtual MeetingMeetingInformal communication
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Submission
Copy of LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2025 Submission sent to TDs
Submission
Copy of LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2025 Submission to Clare Mongovan at external event
Email
Email to Clare Mongovan requesting meeting to discuss LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Submission
Email to Sam Griffin with copy of LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2025 Submission and requesting meeting to discuss same
Virtual Meeting
Meeting on Zoom with Neasa Hourigan TD including discussion of LauraLynn's Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Meeting
Meeting with Duncan Smith TD in Leinster House including discussion of LauraLynn's Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
Informal communication
Quick conversation with the Tánaiste at the AIIHPC Compassionate Communities Conference
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Albert Dolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darragh O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Duncan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Scanlon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Edward Timmins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jack Chambers (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Browne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Lou McDonald (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Norma Foley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paschal Donohoe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul McAuliffe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shay Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Tom Brabazon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Séamus Healy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To influence the development of Programme for Government 2025 with a view to including commitments: (1) for sustainable public funding levels for LauraLynn Children's Hospice and (2) to develop a new national policy on Children’s Palliative Care to inform service planning, delivery and funding.
Methods: MeetingVirtual MeetingEmailPhone call
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Meeting
Meeting with Duncan Smith TD to seek the inclusion of (1) a sustainable level of funding for LauraLynn children's hospice and (2) a new national policy on Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in the Labour party manifesto and in Programme for Government 2025.
Virtual Meeting
Meeting with Neasa Hourigan TD to seek the inclusion of (1) a sustainable level of funding for LauraLynn children's hospice and (2) a new national policy on Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in the Social Democrat manifesto and in Programme for Government 2025.
Email
To ask negotiating teams to seek the inclusion of (1) a sustainable level of funding for LauraLynn children's hospice and (2) a new national policy on Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in the Programme for Government 2025.
Email
To ask party leaders to seek the inclusion of (1) a sustainable level of funding for LauraLynn children's hospice and (2) a new national policy on Palliative Care for Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in Programme for Government 2025.
Phone call
To seek a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss LauraLynn's election manifesto asks.
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: To inform Government of LauraLynn's service provision and 2025 Pre-Budget Submission asks, seeking to influence budget decisions regarding core funding for its national children's hospice service in 2025.
Methods: Informal communicationEmail
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Informal communication
LauraLynn's 2025 Pre-Budget Submission requirements and asks were outlined briefly to An Taoiseach's Special Advisor (Clare Mungovan) on 26/8/24 at a photocall event for Palliative Care Week.
Email
Soft copy letter with LauraLynn's 2025 Pre-Budget Submission containing its asks and funding requirements for 2025 were emailed on 8/8/24 to 5 Ministers.Letters were distributed by email to: Ministers for Health; Finance; and Public Expenditure & Reform.
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To influence the Gambling Regulation Bill to ensure charities are exempted
Methods: Email
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Email
An email was sent to local National Representatives seeking support for charities to be exempted from the Bill
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Neale Richmond (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Josepha Madigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To inform Government of LauraLynn's 2024 Pre-Budget Submission requests and seek to influence budget decisions regarding core funding for its children's hospice service.
Methods: LetterEmailMeeting
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Letter
Follow up letter sent to the Minister for Health 15/9/2023 following his visit, outlining meeting discussions and LauraLynn’s PreBudget Submission.
Letter
Soft copy letter with LauraLynn's 2024 Pre-Budget Submission outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2024 attached.Letters were distributed by email to: Ministers for Health; Finance; and Public Expenditure & Reform.
Email
Targeted e-mail was sent with LauraLynn's 2024 Pre-Budget Submission attached outlining LauraLynn's demands and requirements for dedicated hospice funding in Budget 2024 and requesting support for LauraLynn's demands.Targeted Emails sent to local TDs w/c 18/9/2023
Meeting
Visit of Minister for Health to LauraLynn Children’s Hospice 14/9/2023 to mark the announcement of LauraLynn’s expansion in Ballinasloe; celebrate voluntary independent accreditation of our hospice service; and to discuss 2024 plans and budget submission.
