Arthritis Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Minister of State), Department of Health; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Senator), Seanad; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Mark Wall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruairí Ó Murchú (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eoin Hayes (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gillian Toole (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Colm Brophy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: Encourage attendance at a briefing session in the Leinster House AV room on April 22nd 2026, to discuss the findings of the Arthritis in Ireland: The Lived Reality 2026 research report and create awareness and draw attention to the lived experiences of those affected and support continued efforts to improve services, treatments, and supports for people living with arthritis. ::Encourage attendance by some ministers to a photocall on April 22nd to launch the Arthritis in Ireland: The Lived Experience report.

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Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection; Anne Rabbitte (Minister of State), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Intent: We sought to have politicians present at the launch, to demonstrate support for the findings and to help us raise awareness of the financial burden of living with arthritis.

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Politician(s) lobbied: James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Christopher O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Holly Cairns (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Creed (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Gould (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pat Buckley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: The proposed ban on gambling advertising from 5.30 am to 9pm every day includes fundraising raffles & lotteries across radio, television, and social media. The Arthritis Ireland National Raffle is heavily promoted on social media during these times when people are most active on social media platforms. A loss of €25,000 from our annual income from this well-established National Raffle will have a detrimental impact on our ability to provide services and supports to people affected by arthritis. ::We have asked elected officials to:• Speak for us during the Report Stage and support our call for amendments to the legislation to protect charity fundraising by urging the Minister, to exclude registered charities/accredited sports clubs from the proposed advertising ban between 5.30 am and 9.00 pm. • Ask the Minister not to commence the relevant part of the Act until an examination of its potential impact on fundraising income can be undertaken. ::• Raise the issue with the Minister for Jus

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