Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ian Power (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Awareness of Think Bodywhys CLG and the services they provide. Assistance with service provision.
Methods: Email
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Email
I emailed about two specific service users situations,
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Mary Butler (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Information Sharing, knowledge of services needs and gaps
Methods: Email
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Email
Email inviting Minister for Health, and Minister for Mental Health to Bodywhys 30th Anniversary Celebration
Email
Emailed DoH to inform of funding
Email
Emailed Naoise Ó MuiríTD re: Christmas services available
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Naoise Ó Muirí (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Knowledge of our organisation and gaps in services for people affected by Eating disorders in Ireland::Give information about concerns arising within our organisation re: Skinnytik content on social media.
Methods: MeetingEmailSubmission
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Meeting
In June 2025, I met with Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí to talk to him about Bodywhys, the treatment services available in Ireland for people affected y Eating Disorders, and our work collaborating with HSE NCP-ED.
Email
In June 2025, we emailed Michael McGrath re: information our organisation had gathered on Skinnytok and concerns arising from this social media content.
Submission
Sent Bodywhys Pre-Budget Submission to Minister of Health, Minister of Mental Health,and Dept of Finance Minister of Finance
Email
We sent Minister Butler an email inviting her to launch our 30th anniversary celebration in November 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Contact was to ensure knowledge about Bodywhys services - who we are and what we do.
Methods: MeetingEmail
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Meeting
Accompanied a lived experience advocate to a meeting with Minister Mary Butler
Email
Sent an email to Minister MacNeillCarroll as follow up to EDAW conference
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Request to strengthen commitment in the Programme for Government on eating disorders services and supports.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Investment in eating disorder services and supports in Budget 2025.
Methods: Email
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Email
Subject matter Eating Disorer Services in Ireland
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: (1) Update and information sharing. (2) Request meeting re NCP-EDs review.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Politician(s) lobbied: Neasa Hourigan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gino Kenny (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mark Ward (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Aisling Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To advocate for people with eating disorders and urge decision makers to prioritise eating disorders in budget 2024.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health
Intent: To discuss the National Clinical Programme on Eating Disorders and activities of Bodywhys.
Methods: Virtual Meeting
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Virtual Meeting
Virtual meeting
