COPD Support Ireland

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Politician(s) lobbied: Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Anne Rabbitte (Senator), Seanad; Joanne Collins (Senator), Seanad; Eileen Flynn (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Pádraig Rice (Councillor), Cork City Council; Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Bríd Murphy (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach

Intent: This lunch was an opportunity to build a relationship with the Oireachtas Senators and COPD Support Ireland so that we can raise awareness about COPD, emphasise the need for support of the integrated model of care. To stress the need for sustainable funding for our model of care. To show senators first hand experiences from some of our members of daily living with COPD and its challenges . We also wish to use this lunch as a first step with a follow up meeting / lunch anticipated for mid 2026.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marian Harkin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Intent: Increase policymaker understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), the health inequalities associated with COPD, its prevalence in Ireland, and management of the condition.

Methods: EmailEvent / Reception

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