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2025-05-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Heart Patient interviews conducted live at the European Parliament with exchange between patients and policy makers, informing upcoming initiatives on European cardiovascular health.
Methods: Social Media
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Cardiovascular disease (CVD) heart patient network video at European Parliament Brussels on 9th of April 2025. |
2023-09-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To raise awareness and address the shortage of medical devices for cardiovascular disease patients the EU. Enable the exchange of relevant stakeholder views and discussions.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Medical Devices Regulation and the New Pharma Legislation: Opportunities and Challenges for Patient Safety: Overview of the revised Pharma legislation and its implications for medical devices in terms of patient safety |
2022-10-31
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Gathering views from senior economic leaders in Europe to seek political traction and long term investment into CVD and to prioritise national cardiovascular health plans
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation letter co-signed and sent to Irish Enterprise |
| — | Trade and Employment Minister Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to give keynote address at an online seminar on 22 November 2022 exploring the relevance of cardiovascular disease as a society wide policy priority |
2020-05-06
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Ciarán Cuffe (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: More insight into perception of CVD.
Methods: Unknown
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | EHN sent an email to all MEPs regarding their survey to assess perception of cardiovascular disease: https://bit.ly/2Lbp9FP This is part of EHN's perception audit was a mailing that went to several stakeholders |
| — | partners and persons working in various EU institutions. |
2020-01-09
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Ciarán Cuffe (MEP), European Parliament; Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Matt Carthy (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | On 13/9 |
| — | EHN sent the EHN Annual Report to all new MEPs ; On 24/9 |
| — | EHN emailed Mairead McGuinness to request that she ask a question to Commissioner designate for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides |
| — | regarding the burden of CVD in the EU ; On 15/10 |
| — | EHN and the European Society of Cardiology |
| — | wrote to all MEPs inviting them to join the MEP Heart Group ; On 13/11 |
| — | EHN contacted Mairead McGuinness asking her to host an MEP Heart Group meeting launching a CVD blueprint. |
2019-05-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Matt Carthy (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nessa Childers (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | On 13 February we wrote to Irish members of the ENVI Committee (Lynn Boylan; Nessa Childers; Luke Ming Flanagan; Mairead McGuinness) to communicate our recommendations on the Common Agriculture Policy; On 01 April we wrote to Irish members of the AGRI Committee (Luke Ming Flanagan; Mairead McGuinness; Matt Carthy) to communicate our recommendations on the Common Agriculture Policy. |
2018-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 9 July : Email sent to Mrs McGuinness (co-chair of the MEP Heart Group) with regard to DEVE/ENVI discussion (on 10 July) on 'Next steps towards an EU action plan to implement the 2030 Agenda'. |
2018-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Nessa Childers (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy
Methods: Event / Reception
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 6 June: World No Tobacco Day 2018 Roundtable on Tobacco and Cardiovascular Disease and WNTD Award Ceremony |
| — | EU Parliament |
| — | Brussels. MEPS McGuinness and Childers invited. MEP Childers attended. |
2018-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nessa Childers (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 29 August: EHN suggestions for Amendments on Horizon Europe debate in ENVI sent to all Irish MEPs in ENVI. |
2018-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nessa Childers (MEP), European Parliament; Brian Hayes (MEP), European Parliament; Matt Carthy (MEP), European Parliament; Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Marian Harkin (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Brian Crowley (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Liadh Ní Riada (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Awareness of cardiovascular health policy
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | 12 July: Link to EHN Annual Report sent to all Irish MEPs |