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2025-09-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Anne Marie Hoey (Chief People Officer), Health Service Executive; Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive; Peadar Tóibín (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Movement on Memo guaranteeing HSCP graduates permanent employment in the HSE
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying on behalf of student membership and non member students in light of recruitment crisis casued by Pay and Numbers strategy of the HSE |
2025-04-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Minister attends conference to address members
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to Minister for Health to deliver the Opening Address at the IIRRT Annual Conference on Nov 8th 2025 |
2021-05-14
Politician(s) lobbied: Stephen Donnelly (Minister), Department of Health; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We were requesting for both professions to be added to the authorised professions outlined in the regulation as we feel we are ideally placed to help with the roll-out of the National Vaccination Programme.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contact was made with the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly TD by letter which was emailed to request that consideration by given to add Radiographers and Radiation Therapists to the list of authorised persons in regulation 4F of S.I. No. 698 of 2020. This regulation dictates the professional groups who are authorised to administer COVID-19 vaccines. |
2020-09-03
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Donnelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Eamon Ryan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We wished for these key areas of concern to be highlighted to those involved in government formation talks in the hope that these issues would be progressed through future policy.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We emailed several TD's who are involved in government formation talks including party health spokespeople and the current Minister of Health Simon Harris to outline 3 areas of concern for our members for consideration in any future talks or negotiations. |
2020-05-01
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: For final year radiography students to be paid whilst on clinical placement during the Covid-19 crisis in line with their nursing and midwifery counterparts as essential frontline workers.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Contact was made with the Minister of Health Simon Harris by email to formally request consideration for paid clinical placements for final year radiography students in line with their nursing and midwifery counterparts as had been recently announced by the Department of Health as a measure to secure frontline health services in light of the Covid-19 crisis. |
2019-04-16
Politician(s) lobbied: Ciaran Browne (Head of Directing Division), Department of Health
Intent: Representation of professional expertise including a Radiation Safety Officer & a Radiation Therapy Services Manager on the NRPC::Input into nomination of candidates to sit on NRPC, create a bridge/link between IIRRT & NRPC
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Input/feedback to Terms of Reference for Establishment of National Radiation Protection Committee (NRPC) as under S.I. 256 of 2018 |
2018-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jackie Reed (Head of Unit), Department of Health; Ginny Hanrahan (CEO), Department of Health; Gary Connolly (Chief Executive Officer), Department of Health
Intent: Radiation Therapists & Radiographers would be recognised as Practitioners & Referrers in The Transposition of BSS into Irish Law
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Transposition of BSS into Irish law |
| — | SI |
2018-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Health
Intent: Recognition & support for our professions from Minister Harris
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Invitation to Minister for Health to deliver the Opening Address at the IIRRT Annual Conference on Nov 10th |
| — | 2018 |
2018-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Jackie Reed (Head of Unit), Department of Health; Ginny Hanrahan (CEO), Department of Health; Gary Connolly (Chief Executive Officer), Department of Health
Intent: Radiation Therapists & Radiographers would be recognised as Practitioners & Referrers in The Transposition of BSS into Irish Law
Methods: Letter, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Transposition of BSS into Irish law |
2018-05-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Rosarii Mannion (Human Resources / Corporate / Finance / I.C.T.), Department of Health; Jackie Reed (Head of Unit), Department of Health
Intent: recognition of AP roles in radiography & radiation therapy professions, pilot project roll out as part of national plan
Methods: Email, Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Submission to National HSCP Education Office of HSE & HSE National Director of HR seeking support for Advanced Practice roles in Radiography & Radiation Therapy. Pilot projects submitted for consideration |