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2026-01-16
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2025-09-21
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Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To compel the Department of Health and Department of Social Protection to honour their contract commitments to Optometrists.
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21/5/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) – Legal notice was emailed to Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Health of a number of accounts of breach of Optometrists' contract regarding the Medical Card and PRSI eyecare schemes.
2025-09-18
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Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To influence public funding of eyecare schemes involving Optometrists (the HSE Medical Card scheme and Department of Social Protection.PRSI scheme).
Methods: Email
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Members of the Association's Council were due to meet with Minister Carroll MacNeill in late August. Optometry Ireland shared information for this meeting re funding of public eyecare schemes to brief the Minister. However, the meeting was subsequently cancelled.
2025-05-15
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Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
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Members of the Association's Council (President Tania Constable and Chair of Public Affairs Committee Mary McMahon) met with senior Team in Department of Health re funding of public eyecare schemes.DOH Officials were: Malcolm Wheeler, Conor Gallagher, Michael Holton and Katie Abbey.
2025-01-17
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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Email
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2025-01-17
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Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Letter
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2024-09-18
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Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: 30th of July – Meeting with Anne Geary, HSE25th June, 26th July and 14th August – Meetings with Department of Social Protection Principal Officers, Brian Duff and Niall Cullen.All meetings were to discuss Optometrists' public contract fees for either the Medical Card Scheme (HSE / Department of Health) or PRSI (Dept of Social Protection).
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The ask of all meetings was for the Officials to raise the issue discussed with their relevant Ministers for political approval (Stephen Donnelly / Health and Heath Humphries / Social Protection).
2024-09-18
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To influence Department of Health policy and funding regarding public eyecare provided by Optometrists.
Methods: Letter
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2024-05-16
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Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Meetings to engage with DOH Officials Michael Holton, Carl O’Gorman and Conor Gallagher to develop their understanding of eye-care and Optometrists view on future policy and funding.
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