Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Derek Tierney (Secretary General), Department of Health; Rachel Kenna (Chief Nursing Officer), Department of Health; Alessandra Fantini (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Health; Ruth Barrett (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Health; Bríd Murphy (Adviser to Minister), Department of Health
Intent: To seek urgent Department of Health intervention, review of the current arrangements, establishment of an independent and nationally governed interim framework pending statutory regulation, and a meeting with the Minister and officials.
Methods: Email
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Letter seeking urgent intervention on national oversight of Clinical Measurement Physiology and requesting an independent interim framework for programme approval, education quality assurance and qualification recognition pending statutory regulation.
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting a meeting to raise awareness of regulatory, governance, qualification and patient safety concerns affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology. Media articles concerning qualification and recruitment risks were also referenced.
Politician(s) lobbied: Ken O'Flynn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting a meeting to raise awareness of regulatory, governance, qualification and patient safety concerns affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology. Media articles concerning qualification and recruitment risks were also referenced.
Politician(s) lobbied: David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To obtain an update on the parliamentary questions and secure further engagement with David Cullinane TD on developments affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Methods: Email
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Follow-up email to David Cullinane TD, copied to Daniel Keating, requesting an update on parliamentary questions and offering a phone call or virtual meeting to discuss recent developments.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting a meeting to raise awareness of regulatory, governance, qualification and patient safety concerns affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting a meeting to raise awareness of regulatory, governance, qualification and patient safety concerns affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Politician(s) lobbied: Liam Quaide (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To seek political engagement and support for urgent statutory regulation, appropriate independent oversight and Ministerial/Government engagement on Clinical Measurement Physiology standards and patient safety.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting a meeting to raise awareness of regulatory, governance, qualification and patient safety concerns affecting Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sharon Keogan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To seek Senator Keogan's support for statutory regulation of Clinical Measurement Physiologists and engagement on an independent regulatory framework that protects patients and maintains professional standards.
Methods: Email
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Letter requesting support and a meeting regarding statutory regulation, qualification recognition, professional oversight and patient safety in Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Politician(s) lobbied: Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Martin Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pádraig O'Sullivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Manus Boyle (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Tom Clonan (Senator), Seanad; Teresa Costello (Senator), Seanad; Nicole Ryan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To seek urgent Committee consideration and recommendations supporting statutory regulation, an interim national governance structure, consistent minimum standards, an accredited public register and appropriate oversight of Clinical Measurement Physiology.
Methods: Email
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Formal written submission to the Joint Committee on Health on governance, standards and patient safety in Clinical Measurement Physiology, requesting urgent consideration and the opportunity to provide further evidence.
Politician(s) lobbied: Alessandra Fantini (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Health; Rachel Kenna (Chief Nursing Officer), Department of Health
Intent: To represent the interests of Clinical Measurement Physiology and contribute to discussions regarding the future policy and regulatory framework for health and social care professions in Ireland.
Methods: Meeting
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Attendance by Karen Dobbyn, CEO, IICMP & Sharon Donohue, Chair, IICMP at Department of Health stakeholder workshop concerning future policy and regulatory frameworks.
