Irish Heart Foundation

Total Lobbying Efforts: 458

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2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: To urge the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure to continue to impose significant tobacco tax increases in Budget 2026 in order to protect public health and particularly to discourage young people from starting to smoke
Methods: Letter
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MethodDescription
Tobacco tax and smuggling
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek information on an event being held in Dublin by the group Quit Like Sweden.
Methods: Email
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MethodDescription
Quit Like Sweden.
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To secure a meeting between Ukrainian MPs and an Irish TD to discuss tobacco control.
Methods: Email
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MethodDescription
Meeting between Irish and Ukrainian members of Parliament.
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Carol Nolan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise awareness of the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.::To secure a meeting to discuss the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.
Methods: Email
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MethodDescription
Meeting to discuss the priorities of the Irish Heart Foundation.
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Darragh O'Brien (Minister), Department of Transport
Intent: To seek information on the status of reducing urban speed limits to 30km/h.::To raise awareness of the health benefit of reducing the default speed limit of all urban areas to 30km/h
Methods: Letter, Email
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MethodDescription
Urban speed limits.
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek information on the funding allocated to the Safe Routes to School programme.
Methods: Email
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MethodDescription
Safe Routes to School programme.
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Secure sponsorship for golf classic and provide information on the work of the Irish Heart Foundation
Methods: Email
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MethodDescription
Information on the work of the Irish Heart Foundation
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To gain support on issues including prioritisation of the commitment to develop a new National Cardiovascular Policy, full funding for the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services Implementation Plan, greater support for patients in the community and for people at high risk of CVD, implementation of the National Stroke Strategy, measures to protect children from junk food marketing; greater protection for young people from nicotine addiction, including through pending legislation
Methods: Meeting, Phone call, Email
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MethodDescription
Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to discuss key areas of the IHF policy agenda
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Seek support from Evanne Ni Chuilinn who previously featured in a video for the Her Heart Matters awareness campaign
Methods: Social Media
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MethodDescription
Her Heart Matters programme
2025-09-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad; Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To support Senator Sharon Keoghen's private members bill to ban energy drinks to under-18s.
Methods: Email, Meeting, Phone call
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MethodDescription
Ban on energy drinks to children.