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2023-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Redesignation to S38
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communicated with TDs re the redesignation of Milford Care Centre |
2023-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Intent: Redesignation to S38
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communicated with Niall Collins re the redesignation of Milford Care Centre |
2023-04-28
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science
Intent: the inclusion of Milford Nursing Home with the Specialist Palliative Care redesignation to S38
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communicated with Niall Collins re the redesignation of Milford Care Centre Nursing Home |
2021-09-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying with local TDs in relation to the cessation of COVID funds for Nursing Homes - Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) - seeking an extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021. The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has proven integral in supporting nursing homes to implement measures that have intensified Infection Prevention Control |
| — | enhanced resident safety and staffing measures. We have embedded these measures within our care practices and substantive costs are involved. |
2021-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying with local TDs in relation to the cessation of COVID funds for Nursing Homes - Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) - seeking an extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021. The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has proven integral in supporting nursing homes to implement measures that have intensified Infection Prevention Control |
| — | enhanced resident safety and staffing measures. We have embedded these measures within our care practices and substantive costs are involved. |
2021-06-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Richard O'Donoghue (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying with local TDs in relation to the cessation of COVID funds for Nursing Homes - Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) - seeking an extension of TAPS past 30.6.2021. The Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (TAPS) has proven integral in supporting nursing homes to implement measures that have intensified Infection Prevention Control |
| — | enhanced resident safety and staffing measures. We have embedded these measures within our care practices and substantive costs are involved. |
2021-01-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Collins (Minister of State), Department of Education and Skills
Intent: Securing an acceptable agreement with NTPF in respect of Fair Deal rates applicable in Milford Nursing Home following expiry of its agreement on 1st August 2020.
Methods: Email, Phone call, Virtual Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Support requested for application made by Milford Nursing Home in respect of its Fair Deal rates and its negotiations with NTPF |
2021-01-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Leo Varadkar (An Tánaiste), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Securing additional public funding revenue necessary to financially and adequately maintain existing service levels in 2020 and to meet the extraordinary challenges that Covid 19 brought with it.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submissions were made by me |
| — | in my capacity as Chairperson of the Voluntary Hospices Group |
| — | to seek additional public funding for the six organisations in VHG |
| — | due to the very adverse impact of COVID 19 on the financial position of these providers. In 2020 |
| — | Covid 19 resulted in a huge reduction in fundraising income generated whilst adding signifcantly to operational expenses incurred. |
2020-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Ensuring greater funding and status equity between Voluntary and HSE run Hospices and a more sustainable ongoing funding model for these providers into the future.
Methods: Email, Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking additional sustainability funding from Government as Chairperson of the Voluntary Hospices Group and particularly so in the context of the impact of COVID-19. In addition |
| — | pursuing the status re-designation application made by Section 39 Hospices to the Minister for Health in October 2019. |
2020-05-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Cowen (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jan O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Willie O'Dea (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Secure urgent financial support from Government in the immediate context of COVID-19 and and a Government decision/committment needed to financially address on an ongoing basis the recognised funding anomaly between Voluntary and Statutory Hospices once and for all, commencing in 2020.
Methods: Letter, Email, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking financial support |
| — | as Chairperson and on behalf of the Voluntary Hospices Group |
| — | in order to address funding anomalies between Voluntary and Statutory Hospices on an ongoing basis and in order to ensure the ongoing financial sustainability of Voluntary Hospices in the context of COVID-19. In their submission the Voluntary Hospices Group highlighted the major additional demands that this pandemic would place on the Sector and how it would decimate it fundraising base for 2020 and beyond. |