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2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: To assist the Department in progressing key reforms to improve patient outcomes and reduce the volume and costs associated with medical negligence claims
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Medical Negligence Reform |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Louise McGirr (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health
Intent: Common understanding of challenges presenting in the delivery of public hospital and mental health services, including hospital discharges, rostering, resourcing and clinical leadership
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Engagement on the delivery of public health services |
2025-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: To ensure the adoption of key principles in the restructuring of mental health services including a whole system approach, strengthening of corporate and clinical governance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and ring-fencing of the mental health budget.
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Restructuring |
| — | Governance and Accountability of HSE Mental Health Services |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Engagement in positive diplomacy by the Irish Government to ensure the safe passage of sick and injured children from Gaza into Ireland
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter regarding the evacuation of sick and injured children from Gaza into Ireland |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health
Intent: Common understanding of challenges presenting in the delivery of public hospital and mental health services
Methods: Letter, Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Discussion around the delivery of public health services |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide additional information in support of substantive submission
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Supplementary Submission on the Standard Fund Threshold System and Chargeable Excess Tax |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Shirley Comerford (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colin Menton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Intent: Restoration of fees to pre-Haddington Road Agreement levels
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Professional fees payable by the State Claims Agency which were reduced under Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation |
2024-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colin Menton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Shirley Comerford (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Jasmina Behan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: To ensure appropriate interpretation and application of pension scheme rules
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Maintenance of Superannuation Arrangements for Consultants transferring to the 2023 Consultant Contract |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To highlight the number of approved Consultant posts that are not filled on a permanent basis and other Capacity Deficits in acute hospital and mental health services
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Consultant Posts and other Capacity Deficits in acute hospital and mental health services |
2024-05-20
Politician(s) lobbied: David Moloney (Secretary General), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Colin Menton (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform; Shirley Comerford (Assistant Secretary), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: To ensure appropriate interpretation and application of pension scheme rules
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Maintenance of Superannuation Arrangements for Consultants transferring to the 2023 Consultant Contract |
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