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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 11)
2025-11-27
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance
Intent: Meeting to discuss solutions prepared by the IDA which aim to reduce the costs of dental care for patients and to enhance access to the provision of dental care in Ireland
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Email to Minister requesting meeting with documents attached |
2025-11-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Invitation to the Minister for Health to address the Association’s national meeting for general practice dentists on the Roll-out of the Smile agus SlainteCare Implementation Plan.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation by email to attend the IDA National Meeting for General Practitioners Saturday January 31st 2026 |
2025-11-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Consideration of proposals aimed at addressing the capacity and access issues which are reaching critical stages in terms of their impact on the oral health of vast numbers of Irish citizens.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to the Minister for Health expressing disappointment at the lack of meaningful measures to improve access to dental care in budget 2026 |
2025-09-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Interview with the Minister of Health
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to Minister of Health to be interviewed by the Journal of the Irish Dental Association |
2025-08-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: Letter of thanks to the Minister for Finance for his considered reply to a question from the Irish Dental Association at an IIPA meeting held on June 11th regarding of reform of the Med 2 reliefs to increase access to dental care and his reference to the possibility of deadweight loss associated with any changes. This response will be taken into consideration as part of the Association's 2026 pre-budget submission.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter of thanks to Minister for Finance |
2025-08-05
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Request for meeting to outline the Associations concerns surrounding the provision of dental places in third-level institutions and the shortfall in the number of dentists entering the profession in Ireland and to explore potential collaborative solutions.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Minister James Lawless regarding the provision of dental places in third-level institutions. |
2025-08-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Pre-budget submission outlining priorities and concerns identified by the Irish Dental Association for consideration in preparation of Budget 2026 as it relates to the provision of dental care in Ireland.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Irish Dental Association Pre-budget submission sent to Ministers for Finance |
| — | Health and Public Expenditure |
2025-08-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Request for assistance in regard to a serious problem which has arisen regarding the operation of an agreed fees review process related to the Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme (DTBS) which provides dental care to 3.4m eligible PRSI contributors.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to Deputy Martin Daly regarding a fee review of the Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme |
2025-04-29
Politician(s) lobbied: Catherine Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter 'Chap' Cleere (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; John McGuinness (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Natasha Newsome Drennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Attendance of Kilkenny/Carlow TDs at the IDA Annual Conference to meet IDA local representatives and executive staff to discuss oral health matters effecting patients, especially children and medical card holders, dentists working in private practice and those working in the Public Dental Service
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to IDA Annual Conference - Kilkenny |
| — | May 15th-17th |
2025-02-07
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Opportunity for members to hear the near time priorities of the Department of Health regarding the implementation of Smile agus Slainte OHP and response from incoming IDA President Dr Will Rymer
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation by email to Minister for Health to attend and address the membership at the IDA Annual Conference dinner on May 16th 2025ernence |
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