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2019-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Letter from the ICO sent to Minister for Health, Mr Simon Harris, with regards to the General Scheme of the Patient Safety Licensing Bill 2018. The College support the Patient Safety Bill and the HSE's Open Disclosure policy, however shares the concern of others in the healthcare sphere that proposals in the General Scheme with respect to mandatory disclosure are too broad.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | General Scheme of the Patient Safety Licencing Bill |
2018-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To ensure investment in ophthalmology services and the roll out without further delay of the recommendations contained in HSE Primary Care Eye Services Review Group Report, approved as Government Policy and published by the HSE in June 2017.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | The ICO has requested a meeting with Minister for Health Simon Harris to discuss ophthalmology services and our support for the implementation of the recommendations contained in the HSE Primary Care Eye Services Review Group Report |
| — | published in June 2017. The ICO is urging the Minister and his Department to invest in ophthalmology services as a matter of priority in order to address the unacceptable waiting times in the specialty. |
2018-01-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Kathleen MacLellan (Director), Department of Health
Intent: To advocate for the introduction of statutory laws in relation to advertising for medical services in Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request by ICO to meet with officials at the Department of Health National Patient Safety Office to outline proposals for the inclusion of provisions on marketing and advertising standards in forthcoming patient safety legislation. |
2018-01-10
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To advocate for its implementation.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request made by the ICO to meet with the Minister for Health |
| — | Mr Simon Harris |
| — | to discuss the implementation of the HSE Primary Care Eye Services Report. |
2016-06-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Inclusion of a clause on responsible advertising and marketing standards in the forthcoming Health Information and Patient Safety (Licenscing) legislation
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Publication of Report examining Direct to Consumer Medical Advertising in Ireland and the ICO’s call for a suitable clause on responsible advertising and marketing standards to be included in forthcoming Health Information and Patient Safety (Licencing) Bill |
2016-06-24
Politician(s) lobbied: Tony Holohan (Chief Medical Officer), Department of Health
Intent: Inclusion of a clause on responsible advertising and marketing standards in the forthcoming Health Information and Patient Safety (Licenscing) legislation
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Publication of Report examining Direct to Consumer Medical Advertising in Ireland and the ICO’s call for a suitable clause on responsible advertising and marketing standards to be included in forthcoming Health Information and Patient Safety (Licencing) Bill |
2016-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Clarification on when the provisions regarding eligibility for the Trainee Specialist Division will be changed and made to the Health Miscellaneous provisions Bill 2015
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Seeking clarification on when the provisions regarding eligibility for the Trainee Specialist Division will be changed following a commitment made by Minister for Health |
| — | Leo Varadkar to address this situation in the Health Miscellaneous provisions Bill 2015 |
2016-01-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Frances Fitzgerald (Minister), Department of Justice and Equality; Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Inclusion of pre-action protocols for medical negligence cases in the Legal Services Bill
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | To express ICO support for the inclusion in the Legal Services Bill of provision for pre-action protocols for medical negligence cases and urge the follow through on intentions in this regard. |