Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 8

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Most Recent Title
Director General
Most Recent Public Body
Office of The Ombudsman
First Seen
21 May 2021
Last Seen
21 September 2026

Observed Titles

Director General

Observed Public Bodies

Office of The Ombudsman

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Intent: Funding for a service to provide rehabilitation following brain injury for people resident in nursing homes under 65

Details: Seeking funding assistance to develop services

Methods
Meeting with the office of the Ombudsman to explore the potential for funding a service to provide rehabilitation services to people affected by brain injury currently residing in nursing home accommodation. - Meeting

Intent: Funding for a service to provide rehabilitation following brain injury for people resident in nursing homes under 65

Details: Seeking funding assistance to develop services

Methods
Meeting with the office of the Ombudsman to explore the potential for funding a service to provide rehabilitation services to people affected by brain injury currently residing in nursing home accommodation. - Meeting

Irish Penal Reform Trust

32 officials
2023-05-21

Intent: To inform key contacts in Oireachtas of upcoming IPRT report, 'Progress in the Penal System', and invite them to attend launch event. ::To secure support of key contacts in Oireachtas in requesting information for 'Progress in the Penal System' report through parliamentary questions. ::To inform key contacts in criminal justice agencies / Department of Justice of upcoming IPRT report, 'Progress in the Penal System', and invite them to attend launch event.

Details: Engage with TDs/Senators and key stakeholders on IPRT 'Progress in the Penal System' Annual Report

Methods
Between January and April 2023, IPRT (through Acting Executive Director and Policy & Research Coordinator) engaged with numerous TDs/Senators to: inform them of upcoming IPRT report, 'Progress in the Penal System'; request information for the report through parliamentary questions; and request support through attendance at the launch event (scheduled for May 2023). Further engagement was had with key contacts in criminal justice agencies to inform them of report and invite them to launch. - Email

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

9 officials
2023-01-19

Intent: Policy implemented/investment in neuro-rehabilitation services

Details: Implementing the Neuro-rehabilitation Strategy/Implementation Framework

Methods
Attendance at and contribution to the Office of the Ombudsman 'Public Services and People with Disabilities Workshop' - Event / ReceptionCorrespondence issued to Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD, regarding the services provided by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and areas requiring service development - EmailCorrespondence issued to Minister Mary Butler, TD, regarding the services provided by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and areas requiring service development - Email

Irish Penal Reform Trust

59 officials
2021-09-21

Intent: Increase national recognition of the rights of children with a family member in prison::Advocate for the establishment of national support services for children and families with a family member in prison::Improve prison visiting procedures and conditions for children and families::Advocate for the principle of “Prison as a Last Resort” for primary caregivers::Promote the need for improved data and research in this area

Details: Supporting Children and Families affected by imprisonment

Methods
Email invitations to attend and/or contribute to the launch; email follow-up to small number of TDs, enclosing copy of final report. - EmailLetter inviting Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth to speak at the launch of the report, and enclosing a copy of the report; letter inviting Director General of the Irish Prison Service to speak at the launch; letter to small number of TDs post-event, enclosing copy of the final report. - LetterOn 15 July 2021, IPRT launched 'Piecing It Together: Supporting Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison'. The report includes policy recommendations to Government, the Courts and Courts Service, the Irish Prison Service, the Department of Education, media, and others. The report was launched by Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon. - Event / Reception

Irish Penal Reform Trust

41 officials
2021-05-21

Intent: Outline positive reforms implemented in response to the pandemic, reflect on how these reforms were achieved, and highlight the longer-term benefits to wider society so that these progressive reforms will be retained into the future.::Examine the ongoing challenges of prison and penal reform during a time of pandemic, with focus on four thematic areas: penal policy; prison conditions and regimes; prison health and mental health; and accountability.

Details: Progress in the Penal System 2020

Methods
Email invites to key stakeholders, including sending of 'Progress in the Penal System 2020' report. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of progress within the previous 12 months in meeting human rights in the Irish penal system. The 2020 report examined penal reform during the pandemic period, and positive learning for the future. PIPS 2020 also examines the ongoing challenges of prison and penal reform during a time of pandemic, with focus on four thematic areas: penal policy; prison conditions and regimes; prison health and mental health; and accountability. - EmailFollow up letter to the Joint Committee on Justice of the 33rd Dáil and the 26th Seanad, enclosing a copy of the PIPS 2020 report and outlining key recommendations and legislative priorities, including: Inspection of Places of Detention Bill; the Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill; and the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 [PMB], among others. - LetterOn 26 January 2021, IPRT launched Progress in the Penal System 2020 (or 'PIPS 2020'), the fourth in a series of annual reports benchmarking progress in Ireland's penal system. Secretary General of the Department of Justice delivered the keynote address, and Director General of the Irish Prison Service responded to the report. - Event / Reception