Current memberships may indicate policy relevance. They do not prove why a lobbying contact was made, and may not match membership at the time of older returns.
Intent: Funding secured in budget 2027
Details: Organised AV room to launch MS Ireland's pre-budget submission 2027
Intent: Engaging with the legislative changes in relation to the regulation of voluntary community mental health services
Details: Mental Health Bill 2024/ Mental Health Act 2026
Intent: Support for policies and programmes beneficial for Irish beef farmers
Details: Matters of significance to Irish Cattle & Beef farmers
Intent: Provide insights on the need to ensure trans people are taken into account in the Strategy and its delivery.
Details: Public Consultation on HSE Mental Health Engagement & Recovery Strategy
Intent: Meet with the Special Advisor for Minister Butler and the Minister to discuss the history and progress of the Bill and need for legislative alignment with key human rights conventions, the statutory right to advocacy and introduction of an independant complaints mechanism.
Details: Mental Health Bill 2024
Intent: Adoption of human rights based legislative reforms, particularly in relation to MH Bill
Details: Mental Health Bill 2024
Intent: Invite Waterford DPOs to Sod Turning Event at Waterford Airport
Details: Engagement between Waterford DPOs, DPOs related to air travel and Waterford Airport
Intent: Raise awareness of the funding challenges faced by our Organization
Details: Correspondence with Mary Butler TD relating to funding deficits for Waterford Intellectual disability association Limited
Intent: Psychological Society of Ireland representation in the Seanad and the Dail Eireann during the final readings of the Mental Health Bill 2024 in both Houses, to ensure the PSI would be present when the Bill was signed off by the Oireachtas
Details: Emails to Minister Butler's Private Secretary regarding the final stages of the Mental Health Bill 2024
Intent: Secure Minister Butler’s participation and address at the PSI Annual Conference to facilitate engagement between policymakers and psychology professionals, highlighting the Society’s work and ongoing engagement with the Department of Health.
Details: Written correspondence inviting Minister Butler to address delegates at the PSI Annual Conference (11–13 November 2026) in Galway
