ARI

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To progress engagement with the Minister of State with Responsibility for Older People on ARI policy priorities.

Methods: EmailPhone call

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To establish engagement and advocate for policy action on shingles vaccination and community-based approaches to ageing in place

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To influence policy and decision-making by presenting evidence and advocating for equitable access to vaccination for older people.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To support parliamentary action and advocate for inclusion of the shingles vaccine in Ireland’s national immunisation programme for older adults. To reinforce ARI’s policy position and support continued parliamentary engagement on shingles vaccination.

Methods: MeetingEmail

Politician(s) lobbied: Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Mark Duffy (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; John Connolly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; William Aird (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To reinforce ARI’s policy position and support continued parliamentary engagement on shingles vaccination.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To influence Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities to reflect ageing and intergenerational fairness.

Methods: Submission

Politician(s) lobbied: Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To present ARI’s policy recommendations and advocate for inclusion of older people’s perspectives in EU policymaking.

Methods: Meeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad

Intent: To seek political action on inclusion of shingles vaccination in the national immunisation programme.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Health

Intent: To seek the Minister’s support to engage with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland on accessibility standards and fairer single room supplement policies.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development

Intent: To contribute Active Retirement Ireland's perspectives on how the new strategy can strengthen and sustain the community and voluntary sector.

Methods: Submission